NASA Astronauts Are About to Return Home
“After what you went through on the way up, which was really perilous — I mean, the thrusters went through real problems — I, I know your faith in NASA and all your colleagues is extremely high. But, you know, between you and me and everybody listening in Houston, are you nervous about the return trip?” “I don’t think nervous is, is the term that I would use. I mean, this is human spaceflight, and we’re going to be inside of a plasma ball at 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit as we re-enter the atmosphere. And — but going back, yeah — going back is just, it’s just a perilous situation, but certainly something we’re prepared for. So we’re looking forward to it in that respect.” “And Suni, my last question to you: What’s the thing you’re most looking forward to back here on Earth?” “Oh, there’s a couple of things: Really, jumping in the ocean probably is top, but pretty close after that, of course, is family and my dogs.
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