Hard capture underway. /Endurance/ breezed through Waypoints 0 and 1
without a hold.

Raja Chari, the commander, is one of the rookies. Kayla Barron, a
submariner, and Matthias Maurer, a materials scientist, are the others.
The nickname for the Chari's and Barron's astronaut class was
"Turtles", and Maurer's class was known as "Peacocks". The Zero-G
indicater is a stuffed turtle named Pfau, covering all 3 new
astronauts.

Thomas Marshburn, the pilot, is the sole veteran, having flown on
STS-127 (/Endeavour/) and Expedition 34/35 (TMA-07M), and has 4
spacewalks under his belt.

/dps


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As a colleague once told me about an incoming manager,
"He does very well in a suck-up, kick-down culture."
Bill in Vancouver

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