Launch On Need

I was kind of looking forward to getting a few flights off after being lead for STS-123, but an extended illness that has kept one of the other FDOs out of the office for several months has resulted in another lead assignment sooner than I thought. This one is going to be a bit annoying. It's for the backup mission in case a rescue of the Hubble crew is necessary. In other words, I have to do all the work to get ready for a mission that will hopefully never fly. :P

As Jose pointed out earlier today, if I do get to execute the mission, I'll be the last rendezvous FDO in the history of the Shuttle program.

Let's not go there.