It has been a few days since I last wrote here. It's funny, I find journaling to be a great way to relieve stress, but when I'm really stressed out, I can never seem to find the strength to journal.
At work the other day I took a three-hour call from the mission coordinator to talk about what the next steps are.
The good news is I have some time to get everything back at home sorted out. The official launch date is set for August seventh.
The bad news is I won't be able to spend all of that time with my family. Starting in June there is a 6-week astronaut training camp and two weeks before the launch me and the other astronauts have to quarantine, as simple viruses can be much more dangerous in space. In addition, there are countless resources I must study up on leading to the mission, meaning I will be working a lot of late nights. Still, it's better than finding out the launch is two months away.
As for life at home, I'm not even trying to think about telling my family right now. Diego's birthday is in two weeks, and I want to make sure to throw him a party he will remember. It's the last one I will be here for in a long time.
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Europa
Ciencia FicciónIn order to embark on a mission to discover alien life on the icy moon of Jupiter Maria must leave her life on Earth behind, including her father and her seven-year-old son Diego. She thought the hardest part of the mission would be saying goodbye...
