Getting "got"...
Aug. 17th, 2008 04:13 pmI became the "on call" intepreter this past midnight, and almost immediately was roused for duty. Although I had gone to bed, I was kept awake by a set of cryptic calls on the open radio net (most of our communications are "dialed" station to station, and so are private), so I had some idea that something was going on.
Indeed, before the night was out, I ended up going out to the pad, and then back to the полтинник, eventually returning to my hotel room after 5 am. I was so tired on the road from the pad to 92A-50 that I saw the lunar eclipse - I recall seeing a crescent moon - but didn't realize it until someone called it to my attention this morning, when I recalled that earlier in the evening, the moon was full.
Obviously, I slept in, but with today being L-2 - actually, there are just over 36 hours until launch - there isn't much room for time off, and a pile of details to take care of.
Cheers...
Indeed, before the night was out, I ended up going out to the pad, and then back to the полтинник, eventually returning to my hotel room after 5 am. I was so tired on the road from the pad to 92A-50 that I saw the lunar eclipse - I recall seeing a crescent moon - but didn't realize it until someone called it to my attention this morning, when I recalled that earlier in the evening, the moon was full.
Obviously, I slept in, but with today being L-2 - actually, there are just over 36 hours until launch - there isn't much room for time off, and a pile of details to take care of.
Cheers...