I read that your family is really important to you, what can you tell me about your Polish roots?SP: My family came across at the turn of the last Century to Ellis Island and I have spent some time there, an amazing place. They emigrated from Cracow and settled in upstate New York. My paternal grandmother’s side of the family and my paternal great-grandfather settled in upstate New York. I have been back a couple of times to Poland for short visits to Cracow and Warsaw. I understand I have some distant relatives in that region of Poland but have not met them. It is a beautiful Country.I understand you took some memorabilia of your ancestors with you into space on the mission.SP: I took a patch commemorating the Kosciuszko squadron from Poland. It has a strong history of aviation excellence so I was very proud to take a special emblem that honoured aviation history and look forward to taking it back and presenting it sometime.
brahmanknight - 25/4/2008 8:08 PMChris, why are you stealing all of MY favorite astros? Copy Cat!John Young flew 4 spacecraft ( Gemini, Apollo command module, LM, and space shuttle ). Enough said.
toddbronco2 - 26/4/2008 10:00 AM I've also got a thing for Tracy Caldwell...What can I say!?
Geez, who wouldn't?!
Adama - 25/4/2008 4:55 PMHow is the term "astronaut" defined in this thread?Is it a) a person who has flown in space, or b) a person who is working as an astronaut?If going by a), then the obvious answer isDENNIS TITOWhat he did contributed to civilian space flight more than all the professional astronauts combined.