It’s launch day and theastronauts are donning their orange launch and entry suits and getting ready toboard space shuttle Atlantis.
The press center is teemingwith television satellite trucks and journalists from all over the world. Hereat the press center counter, I’m sitting next to representatives from theCanadian and Japanese space agencies and astronauts are walking around. It’sbetter than being backstage at a concert!
Astronaut Michael Massimino being interviewed by a television station.