Astronauts are very important people in this world. They help us discover different facts and information about space and our solar system. Well, a very helpful astronaut, Sunita Williams, is stuck in space after trying to find more information for us. She was supposed to stay in outer space for only seven months, but do to a hailstorm and its damage to the fuel tank, she will not be home a little while longer after her original date, June 28th. She left in December of last year, and was hoping to get back seven months following the month of December. Unfortunately she will not be able to get back at her scheduled time. Space shuttle Endeavour is not cooperating with her at all! Other astronauts are sending items up to her so she would feel more comfortable. Many others are also concerned about her health. Flight surgeon Dave Alexander said Sunita Williams’s physical fitness, mental well being, and radiation exposure would be monitored carefully, but he also said, "right now, the predictions are Sunita can stay up for an extended period of time." This is not very good for her health, and I hope that she is still able to survive in a whole other "WORLD." Sunita Williams could be setting another world record for one of the longest amount of time spent in space. The sun is also a part of space, and the sun is a part of our classes studies! If Williams and her ship get close to the sun, which could be considered thousands of miles away, Williams could be fried! I just hope and pray that Williams get home safe and sound!
LINK: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17821426/
SOURCE: MSNBC .com
PICTURE: http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/portraits2/astronauts/williams_sunita.jpg
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