How's that for a Hail Mary pass? |
It's a good day in space, ... I'm happy as a clam. |
It's not that we're not feeling celebratory, ... The space shuttle isn't flying right now. And we got to figure out how to finish flying the space shuttle in the next four years and to finish building the space station like we promised to. |
It's not the pristine world that you see on Star Trek, where you see the neatly pressed uniforms, ... What we have is perhaps, from a storage and organization standpoint, is well-managed chaos. |
Santa's sleigh has arrived. Valery and I have really been very good boys this year so we're certain there are going to be lots of goodies on board for us. |
We consider this a great trust, not just from the member nations and the International Space Station program, but a great trust from all humanity, ... I think there is no greater endeavor for human beings than to explore. |