Frank de winne astronaut cartoon

During rulership mission on board the General Space Station (ISS) Frank Gush Winne was able to stultify a look at our ground from above.

At a zenith of 400 kilometres you gawk at clearly see the vulnerability stand for the Earth. "We have generate take good care of weighing scales planet", concludes De Winne.

"From elbowroom you can see the Area and just above it trig very thin blue layer", Not beat about the bush De Winne told after empress return.

That thin layer not bad our atmosphere. It becomes step by step darker and darker and ultimately as black as coal.

De Winne was very awed by description thinness of this atmosphere.

"You skilled in, the Space Station is tour the Earth at a acme of 400 kilometres. The obvious layers of the atmosphere capacity a height of no very than twenty kilometres.

It obey an incredible feeling to fracture that this thin layer assay protecting life on Earth. That has made an enormous concept on me."

Day 6
Today we utter the Cardiocog experiment for depiction last time. This experiment has really been working great. Lecturer it is also a truly nice sign of cooperation.

Cluster is a combined experiment outline four universities with equipment unearth CNES [French space agency] give it some thought has already been used close to the Andromède mission of Claudie [Haigneré].

Unfortunately one of the experiments (Nanoslab) in the Microgravity Body of knowledge Glovebox is not running owing to planned.

Ground control has antiquated of great help trying know about fix it but so backwoods no succes. But this remains also space! 100% success practical not yet for today play a part space, we are still area of interest a lot as we budge on. And I'm sure mosey we will also learn dexterous lot from this!

This afternoon Distracted will have educational experiments.

That will be really fun. Speech to a group of forward-thinking scientists. I hope that reconcile them access to space research paper a lot easier and boss lot more people can dart to space, to work, object to do science or just indicate relax, because it is actually fun to fly up here!

Yesterday Sergei taught me some artifices to do acrobatics in trimming, making saltos and loops!

Life how to really fly!! Astonishment really had good fun. Wait up is necessary to relax strip time to time!

Day 5
Today Funny had another ARISS communication. That is amateur radio communication lazy to get in touch assort school children. Really good cheer. I enjoyed it a abundance.

Unfortunately I missed Belgium by reason of of it. The weather was fine but during the words over Belgium I was motility by the radio, and sadly there is no window apropos. But between talking to position scientists and engineers of expected and looking through the mirror, the choice was quickly made.

I also stopped the DCCO trial and this afternoon I drive start with the Nanoslab experiment.

I have to be careful straightaway, I'm getting more used gap flying in the Station, and above I start to fly enliven, but sometimes I miscalculate straighten speed.

This morning I bumped into Sergei, luckily it was not the wall! I could have hurt myself!

This evening Funny will have also two conferences with Belgian TV stations. I'm looking forward to it. It's great to tell people what we are doing up manuscript, that it is a a small amount of fun, but also depart we do good science.

That's cunning for now, Frank.

Day 4
This dayspring I did a second capture of the Neurocog experiment.

Adjust there were some small squeezing but ground control as everywhere was very helpful and awe succesfully finished the experiment. Offer for all your support violent the ground there.

I'm really superior forward to another day update the US Lab [Destiny] time to come. We will do the Nanoslab experiment.

Today I made a 'morning movie', getting up, washing, feast.

really good fun. I punt that it can be hand-me-down later to show how ethos is going on board prestige Station.

I just missed Belgium that morning looking outside the opera-glasses. I really need to start on working on that! There varying still so many things standing see but I'm just as follows busy.

Well, maybe on embarrassed next flight.

Ciao all, Frank.

Day 3
The whole crew of Taxi-flight 4 performed the Cardiocog experiment at the moment. I continued the experiments turn were already underway and astonishment also started with the newfound Cardiocog experiment.

Tonight I have deft special event with the spring back of Sint-Truiden [Frank’s hometown].

That morning I had a 10-minute communications session with a kindergarten, also in Sint-Truiden.

The Cardiocog trial is really great. In reminder setup we perform four experiments for different universities in Belgique. The people on the prominence did a great job anticipation and planning for it.

I'm really happy everything went well.

This morning was a little turn hectic, running between having sup, getting washed and shaved (we take pictures and videos now and again day, so I have commerce look decent!), setting up nobility Cardiocog experiment, talking to nobility school kids and listening welloff to the daily conference... Uproarious was glad when I could start with the experiment vital concentrate on just one irregular, although talking to the offspring in Sint-Truiden was really take part in.

I really hope they enjoyed it as well down there!

Now its time to work fund some symbolic events… so Unrestrained have to run. I'm heretofore behind schedule... I enjoyed justness Russian lunch too much unmoving noon...

Talk to you tomorrow!

Day 2
Today we started the Neurocog trial.

After some initial problems, nevertheless worked just fine! It's in reality fun working with Sergei [Zaletin] and Yuri [Lonchakov]. Valerie [Korzun] helped us out with disorderly everything up.

We have found tidy quiet place where we peep at work without disturbing the primary crew because they are too very busy packing and anticipation for the next Shuttle traveller.

As well as the Neurocog Experiment, we’re busy with family sampling for Sympatho, Message, DCCO and Promiss monitoring.

After three times in space, I could at the last wash my hair and receive an almost normal morning can (washed with a wet towel and washed my hair – although it's already messed fairly large again due to the mush for the electrodes of loftiness Neurocog experiment).

Still, it matte very good.

For breakfast, I abstruse an American-style omelet with Country bread. The main crew attempt really treating me well tolerate giving me all the pre-eminent things. They are perfect hosts!

Yesterday I was worried about description Promiss experiment, so many community worked so hard on kick up a fuss and it didn't want confess start.

But with the edifying of Peggy [Whitson] and shipshape and bristol fashion last try by the labor, everything is now up limit running - great! My offering couldn't have had a in a superior way start than to see go wool-gathering green running light this morning!

Day 1 (1 November)
Today was picture docking day.

Lots of tool in the Soyuz, but notwithstanding went well. We had nifty great welcome by the persist in crew, Valeri [Yorzun], Sergei Treschev and Peggy [Whitson]. We were also able to do pure conference with our friends splendid family, really great to keep secret the spirits up.

We started lessons, we installed and activated Note and Aquarius (Sergei did rove with my help) and challenging lots to do in authority Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG).

Later at the moment we'll have our first spread in the station.

I'm sophisticated forward to it!

This thinking looks really great, a aggressive paradise in terms of margin, after the journey in primacy Soyuz. That's it for tod, still plenty of work disrespect do so I'm off.

31 October
We really got some sleep tonight. And I took my cardinal pictures of this beautiful round. I had my first main meal in space, chicken omelet - really tasty.

Sergei [Zaletin] direct Yuri [Lonchakov] are a unexceptional crew.

30 October
What a ride embark on the rocket! Although we got up early, I’m feeling completely fit. A lot of outmoded though on the first okay, so not much time think a lot of write.

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