KCCI.com, IA
11-06-07
ISU Alum Heading Home From Space Station
DES MOINES, Iowa -- The crew of the space shuttle Discovery, including an
Iowan, is waiting for the all-clear to come home Tuesday.
The shuttle left the international space station Monday, but engineers are
checking for possible meteorite damage that could change the landing path and
schedule.
Astronaut and Iowa State University alum Clayton Anderson is coming home
after five months on the space station. His hometown is Ashland, Neb.
Anderson said he's missed a lot of things about Earth.
"As for what I miss, I miss I think just being able to be outside in the breezes and
hear the birds and feel the sunlight, that sort of thing. You can't get that on the
international space station," Anderson said.
Anderson said he's also looking forward to cold drinks and ice cream.