At these moments, the process of connecting and checking the integrity of the connections between the space complex and the shuttle is being carried out, and they are beginning to prepare for the first spacewalk of the STS-124 mission
The space shuttle Discovery successfully docked at the space station this evening at 21:03 Israel time. About an hour before docking, shuttle commander Mark Kelly and pilot Ken Hamm guided the shuttle in a maneuver during which the shuttle made a complete turn, thus giving the 17th crew members an opportunity to photograph the shuttle's heat shield. These images of the tiles will be transmitted to engineers on Earth for analysis.
At around midnight fifty minutes, the members of the two teams are supposed to open the hatches, after they ascertain that there is no danger of a leak into space. They will greet each other and begin nine days of joint activity.
Crew members aboard the space station will also prepare immediately after docking for the first of three spacewalks, which will be performed by Mike Possum and Ron Garan. The spacewalk is expected to begin on Tuesday, at 18:32 Israel time.
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Rabbi Nachman Farkash:
I do not think so.
It seems to me more that you really speak like a rabbi.
Those who want to read about Ron Garan and see his picture are invited to read here:
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/garan-rj.html
Ron Garan is an observant Jew and close to Chabad