Aero-News: Quote of the Day

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"It's very important from a personal standpoint. I think we're all very Type A personalities -- I think my crew would agree with me there -- so we always like to accomplish the task that we are given."

Source: STS-116 Mission Specialist Joan Higginbotham, ahead of Monday's spacewalk to retract the stubborn P6 port solar array that has been a source of grief throughout the eight-day mission. Spacewalkers Robert Curbeam and Christer Fuglesang rose to the challenge, employing several methods (pulling guide wires, flipping grommets, pushing panel hinges, shaking the array... everything but kicking it) to finally coax the panel to retract fully.

FMI: www.nasa.gov