The Space Shuttle is in its fourth day of flight. I understand that as I write this the mission has been extended because of a delay of the planned space walk–delay do to a crew medical issue. The return of Atlantis will be 1014 19 February Kennedy Space Center–looks like they’ll be returning just when I get off leave.
Yesterday, was a big day for the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station as they linked up to each other. I was thinking about the Astronauts on board the ISS last night as I went to bed. How great it must be to have the Shuttle stop in for a visit. I was thinking about the packages that they probably sent to them in space. I know how wonderful it is to receive packages when I am in Iraq–with an active Postal Service. What about the Space Station? They don’t receive anything unless the Shuttle comes to dock. I think this is a interesting personal moment for the astronauts that probably goes unseen by the public.
