In Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit's latest blog entry, space zucchini describes some of the crews departure preparations. http://go.nasa.gov/MwfWFf

June 29 - Diary of a Space Zucchini

June 29
The crew is busy with their departure preparations. They are flying back and forth with bags of gear. Gardener tried on a special suit made out of tight fitting fabric. It keeps his roots and stalks from expanding when he returns to Earths gravity. He said things will feel real heavy for awhile.

Don's blog also appears at airspacemag.com


David Cottle

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