The station is much bigger than when I was here last. At that time, there was no [Destiny] lab and we weren't allowed to go into the service module. |
The very next thing I'd like to do is smell a cup of coffee. It's just an absolute thrill and joy to live and work in space, but we miss the richness, the texture, the three-dimensional nature of living on our home planet. |
They feel a little bit like Styrofoam before they've had water. |
They were worried about us getting a good night's sleep. |
They're all the same thing - space walks. ... It's cool, but it's a little scary if you worry about losing your grip and floating away from the space station. And also, physically, it's the hardest work we do. |
We did the best we could. It is disappointing that it didn't go exactly as we wanted, but that's life in the big city. |
We really like to look out the window and take pictures of the Earth. We have the ability to make telephone calls so I call my family every day. ... I like to get on the amateur radio as often as possible and talk to a lot of different people on the ground. |
We were never in any danger. There was never any problem with the atmosphere. |
We would like to say good evening to you all in Anaheim, California. |
You know, from the outside, this is a darn impressive spacecraft. |