There's More To It

Sometimes you get to do fun things at work.  Today I’ve been communicating with a pretty famous person!  Andy Thomas has been into space several times and we’re not talking about daydreaming at his desk.  He is world famous for being an astronaut from Adelaide.  Check out his video on this website. His biography may be read at the following link:

http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/thomas-a.html

We will be updating Andy’s top 5 answers on his site shortly but in the meantime, this is what Andy shared with me in regards to what he is doing at the moment:
“I am still a member of the Astronaut Office at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.  I am leading a team of engineers and specialists in developing the space transportation systems and spacecraft that will take humans beyond Earth orbit out into deep space.
You may also be interested to know that my wife is also an astronaut, and is presently flying on board the International Space Station.  She launched in June and will return in December.  Her name is Shannon Walker and you can see her at:”
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition24/index.html
I have checked out Shannon’s blog which you can find at that link.  Great to hear about her adventures in space… while she is actually way out there.