Our Browncoat Astronaut Flies Again!

POSTED BY: cljohnston108
UPDATED: Monday, March 16, 2009 00:06
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CLJOHNSTON108

Thursday, March 5, 2009 2:48 PM

Trying to keep track of the ever-changing launch date for Discovery's next mission, STS-119, I totally forgot about who was on the crew manifest: Steve "Swanny" Swanson, who delivered the Firefly/Serenity DVDs to the International Space Station on STS-117 back in 2007!
http://breakingatmo.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_R._Swanson
(It's so cool that the NASA person who wrote that entry added that bit about Firefly/Serenity!)
It's also cool that Lee Archambault, the pilot of STS-117, is the commander of this mission!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-119

Spaceflight Now | STS-119 Shuttle Report | Mission Status Center
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts119/status.html

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"Spry for a dead fella!"

CLJOHNSTON108

Monday, March 9, 2009 2:19 PM

Launch is set for 9:20:10 PM EDT this Wednesday!

CHRISISALL

Monday, March 9, 2009 2:22 PM

I wanna go too!

The laughing Chrisisall

NCBROWNCOAT

Monday, March 9, 2009 4:49 PM

Make room for me. I've dreamed of spaceflight since the Apollo program, but being middle aged, female, having severe nearsightedness and not being of a scientific bent I've about given up.

http://fireflyfaninnc.livejournal.com/

CLJOHNSTON108

Sunday, March 15, 2009 11:58 PM

Well, they finally got 'er off the ground.
Beautiful launch!

NCBROWNCOAT

Monday, March 16, 2009 12:06 AM

Absolutely beautiful taking off in the sunset.

http://fireflyfaninnc.livejournal.com/