01 June 2009: inspirational people
Here are my two inspirations for the week.
(1.) Space explorers
Please watch these videos of the Soyuz TMSA-15 shuttle prep, launch, docking and post-dock to take 3 additional members to the International Space Station (ISS).
Expedition 20 marks the first time that all five international partner agencies — NASA, the Russian Federal Space Agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency — have been represented in orbit, NASA said.
B-R-I-L-L-I-A-N-T and a step forward for diversity and harmony.
The people involved at NASA, RFSA, JAS, ESA and CSA are all extremely clever people who utilize their brains not for nihilism, but in the pursuit of exploration and discovery (including non-Earth environments). This is something to shout, “Hurrah!” about.
(2.) My friend, Josephine
Last night I spoke with Josephine, who lives in NYC, is a VP of IT in a big US bank and who looks like the Chinese version of Audrey Hepburn (effortlessly stylish, quirky and delicate yet strong). She’s an inspiration because she takes great care of her family and has never been mean / cynical even when life and others are mean / cynical to her.
Now, THAT’s character.
Tags: CSA, diversity and harmony, ESA, Expedition 20, Inspirational people, International Space Station, ISS, JSA, NASA, RSA, Soyuz, Soyuz TMSA-15
