Saturday, August 20, 2005
What Andy Thomas Likes.
As you know, Andy Thomas is Australia's Shuttle Astronaut (and the name sake of Smallest One). As part of Science Week we took the younglings to a special show on life in space, and got to hear Andy broadcast from the space shuttle. Exactly WHAT he was talking about is a mystery, The sound quality was so bad that all we heard was crackles and whistles. A bit disappointing since the younglings (well, not Smallest One) were looking forward to it. Next Thursday ABC's Catalyst program has an interview with Andy Thomas that should be easier to listen to.
Andy Thomas also did an interview in the Syndey Morning Herald. In it he talks about his feeling on his last mission to space. He also talked about the things he liked.
Now, as an aurora hunter and meteor enthusiast, that's music to my ears.
Andy Thomas also did an interview in the Syndey Morning Herald. In it he talks about his feeling on his last mission to space. He also talked about the things he liked.
He said one of the highlights of the trip was observing from the shuttle the phenomenon of the Aurora Australis lights south of Australia.
"Another very spectacular sight [was] on the night passes when you look down onto the earth below you and you can actually see meteors plunging into the atmosphere below you. That's a pretty amazing thing to see."
Now, as an aurora hunter and meteor enthusiast, that's music to my ears.
# posted by Ian Musgrave @ 9:06 pm 
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