Kenneth Dwane "Sox" Bowersoxis a United States Navy officer, and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of five Space Shuttle missions and an extended stay aboard the International Space Station... (wikipedia)
What we're doing is important for the future, for our children and our children's children.
My first reaction was pure shock. I was numb and could not believe that it was happening.
If they need us to stay a year, that's fine. We like living on the space station, and we feel comfortable that we have a way home.
Here on the station our emotions tend to be a little amplified. Each of us had time to shed some tears, but now it's time to move forward.
A big part of our training in Russia was using the Soyuz for descent.
Eileen is a gifted leader who knows what it takes to get a team through the most difficult of times.