New Crew Arrives at the Space Station

A new crew of one American and two Russians safely arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) over the weekend after launching from Kazakhstan.  The American astronaut, Jeff Williams, is preparing to break Scott Kelly's record for the amount of time on the ISS.  So much for long term laurels. 

What is interesting is that Mr. Williams is 58 years old still going for the record, while Mr. Kelly is retiring from the program at the age of 52.  Mr. Williams will be the oldest NASA astronaut ever serving on an ISS mission.  Back in 2000 he was on an Atlantis shuttle mission helping to construct the ISS. 

You can follow Mr. Williams blog here.