Astronauts Given an Early Good Night
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HOUSTON — Mission Control said good night to the Discovery astronauts a little early on their first day in space.
Their scheduled bedtime was not until 6:37 p.m. PDT, but at 5:15, Lacy Veach, the astronaut who works with the crew from Mission Control here, initiated this exchange:
“So we’re going to say good night and not plan on talking to you again. We certainly had a fun day working with you.”
Discovery pilot Richard O. Covey responded: “Well, Lacy, we’ve had a fun day too so far. We appreciate you all allowing us to settle down here. We look forward to working with you all again tomorrow.”
Veach: “Roger that, same here. Good night from all of us.”
Covey: “Good night from America’s spacecraft Discovery.”
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