USCGA Grad takes command of the Space Station

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1985 USCGA grad Dan Burbank will take command of the International Space Station when the Soyuz rocket (launched today) docks with the ISS tomorrow.

PS - notice the Angry Bird in the capsule.
Flying with them was a toy red bird from the mobile video game "Angry Birds." Selected by Shkaplerov's 5-year-old daughter, the doll was used by the crew as a "zero gravity indicator." When the small plush bird began to float inside the Soyuz, it signaled to the crew that they had reached orbit.

Soyuz Blasts Into Space

:cool:
 
I had the privilege of hearing CAPT Burbank speak many moons ago at AIM...good stuff.
Apparently he's also in a band comprised only of astronauts. That's kinda cool.
 
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