“a greeting to all Earthlings”

Via the big G’s Newsblog. Mission Specialist Number 2 Steve Robinson won’t be too disappointed by the delay in the Space Shuttle Discovery returning from orbit. While he was waiting for Discovery to undock from the International Space Station, he recorded the first podcast from space [mp3 file can be downloaded at link] – “I would rather stay on the Space Station with Sergei and John and experience this strange, incredible life floating in Earth.. above the Earth.”.. and take more cool photos like this one, no doubt. Update Well, they’re finally coming back. The BBC has live NASA coverage of the descent

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