Kefrif

Just been listening to James Burrows memoir (which is awesome btw), and as fellas in the same game, it strikes me that it’s both frenetic and rewarding job.

His book doesn’t talk much about times when he ended up “in the shit” and had to dig a bad episode or pilot episode out of a hole. Do you have any war stories from the trade that might add to what I’ve read in his book?

PS - Your Netflix show is awesome - you are genuinely enthused by the food and cultures and it’s incredibly infectious. More please, sir!

Thanks mate - I’ll pick it up and have a read. I’m in the UK, and it occurs to me that your job of running 22 or more episodes in a season must be sooo much more demanding than our 6-8 episode runs.

Cheers sir!

Hi All - please forgive me if these questions are dumb, but I have a couple I'd like to ask:-

1. Those of you who worked the Shuttle missions - what is the most obvious difference between working a short term Shuttle mission and the longer term Station Expeditions?

2. Let's say - for the sake of argument - a situation existed on ISS that was similar to Skylab 4. The crew gets hacked off with an overbearing workload and decides to down tools. Unlikely to happen, I know, but say it does. Would it be negotiation time, or would Mission Control just have to wait it out? Has it ever happened before?

3. Which Flight Director from history do you guys look up to most?

Cheers from the UK!!

Hi Tara - will we see the return of that hardy piece of police kit - The Surveillance Bush? For some reason that bit always made me giggle like a baboon...

Hi Tom,

Just a quick note if you look back in here to say thanks for being at the KSC Visitor Center last week. Was there on a bi-annual "pilgrimage" to Kennedy, having been drawn to your line of work watching the last launch of Discovery at KSC in 2011.

Having read through the AMA, I am struck by 2 things. Firstly, that NASA needs more money to do what it does. Something of a no-brainer, but it doesn't come home to you until you understand the breadth and scope of what they do.

Secondly, I am always stunned the NASA never looks out for you guys after you retire from their service. Seems ridiculous you guys can't use a Military discount, and that there is no "pension" of any type. I had a discussion about something similar with Charlie Duke a few years ago, and it surprised me then.

Although I missed the AMA, I would have liked to know what you think of the Aldrin Cycler idea, and if you think it would be beneficial to space exploration (I'm thinking about fuelling longer missions etc).

Many Thanks,

Kefrif.