Launch Target: June 8
Launch Time: 7:38 p.m. EST
A seven crew member team is planning to fly once again from the Kennedy Space Center Nasa, Florida. The plan is to go to the International Space Station, and the news says that our Indian crew Flight Engineer Sunita L. Williams will return to Earth from the space station aboard shuttle mission STS-117.
I am sure the news channel in India would be flashing this specific news every now and then, however it doesn’t make much difference here as they are all a part of the NASA team. The other day I was reading her ISS journal, it is pretty interesting to see how they lead life there. They eat, have fun, exercise, look at the outside world thru a distance and do whatever they can to make it their home. I was also intrigued by their meals, as in one of the journals, SUnita wrote, that they had : “Indian feast,” saag paneer, palak paneer, pakora in sauce, as well as candy, shortbread cookies, Swedish fish, hummus, nuts and COFFEE WITH CREAM. I was really surprised to see the CREAMY coffee in there.
Though it will be cutting too short after work (June 8 is a Friday), but we will still try to go and view the launch at Cape Canaveral. I hope the weather is works for all of us.
Will keep you posted..
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