I am very happy, like everyone else, that the
Chilean miners were safely brought to the surface after the mine collapse. And the United States played a big role, including
devising the drill-head used to burrow down to the miners' location. In addition, NASA also a role by sharing information on how to survive in a hostile environment, as is the case on the International Space Station. NASA also assisted with the design of the capsule that pulled the miners to safety. Visit the
NASA page for a small clip from Dr. Michael Duncan, deputy chief medical officer in NASA's Space Life Sciences Directorate at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, who led the team assisting the Chilean authorities with the rescue. I would like to see more of this sharing so that we can demonstrate that an international station can assist the world with a variety of issues. I would rather see this than another Tang product on our store shelves.
