Jan 16th 2020

On Feb. 1, 2003, space shuttle Columbia broke up as it returned to Earth, killing the seven astronauts on board. NASA suspended space shuttle flights for more than two years as it investigated the disaster. The Columbia disaster directly led to the retirement of the space shuttle fleet in 2011, with NASA developing a successor commercial crew program that would bring astronauts to the space station no earlier than 2018. Columbia was the first space shuttle to fly in space; its first flight took place in April 1981, and it successfully completed 27 missions before the disaster. On its 28th flight, Columbia, on mission STS-107, left Earth for the last time on Jan. 16, 2003. The seven-member crew — Rick Husband, commander; Michael Anderson, payload commander; David Brown, mission specialist; Kalpana Chawla, mission specialist; Laurel Clark, mission specialist; William McCool, pilot; and Ilan Ramon, payload specialist from the Israeli Space Agency — spent 24 hours a day doing science experiments in two shifts. They performed around 80 experiments in life sciences, material sciences, fluid physics and other matters. 

Doctor at 10am in North London.

Viral infection in my lungs. 

Nothing in my lungs 

was given new puffer 

(which is what I thought) 

and advised to get special cough medicine 

to tame the brutal cough. 

Should help within 24 hours, 

take Tylenol for body pain from coughing.

Picked up the meds on the trip home,

And then back to pjs.

The Princesses' hubbies

Picked up the dryer for donation

While I built some lasagna for each of them.

Did a few chores,

Washed a load of laundry

And spent the evening relaxing.

Lasagna for supper

And cleaned the kitchen.

Had a visit from a friend

And got John off to work.

Hoping for a good night's sleep

And pop up tomorrow feeling better.

Good night from John Street