As we scare our wits out this Halloween, it is useful to remember just how brave our astronauts are.
As a reminder on how brave, I periodically go back to the speech Nixon was prepared - but thankfully did not have - to deliver during the Apollo 11 mission.
Last month, I was on a flight with astronaut Suni Williams. I wanted to ask her all kinds of questions about her 6 months in space. But I settled for an autograph for my daughter. She graciously wrote "“Chess will challenge your mind to great heights”:
Indeed. She could have also written "great bravery"
Here's wishing the crew of STS-120 Godspeed.
