my MAMA and the NASA channel...

In our household, (or atleast in my mom's) we don't believe in having cable. NO dish network, comcast, nothing. Simply the "free previews" which are usually limited to any kind of channel in which they don't speak English. The one "constant" though is the NASA channel. My mom is G-L-U-E-D! She comes home from work each night and flips on the NASA channel, and watches the AWESOME ASTRONAUTS do their thing up on the International Space Station. The crew orbiting somewhere above us presently include a crew of 10, 8 being American and the other two are from Japan and Russia. It's to the point where she knows them by name and what their individual responsibilities are. It really is a cool channel. It's dedicated STRICTLY to the INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION and it's daily happenings. Each night there is a call in session that goes on with the general public, most of the time it's young children calling in from their classrooms and today, President Obama called and talked to them. Frank and I used to make fun of her, but now we sit with her when we come and visit and watch in awe how far our space program has come, and the incredible things they accomplish while there. We always learn something new. It's kind of become a new tradition. :) ha, ironic since we'll be spending our entire summer in Houston. The main headquarters of mission control.