I’m a current NASA astronaut - one of around 50. I’m a pilot, and I’ve flown in space three times. Most recently was the first crew flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon almost exactly a year ago today - a two-month test mission to the International Space Station. I became a fan of Man City when my son was born in 2010 because he was up early. The PL was on, I started watching, and gravitated to Man City because of their players and them being the underdog within the city of Manchester.
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When we go to space for these longer trips, there’s a psychological support aspect that helps us keep that work-life balance in space. It’s important to mentally stay happy because you’re isolated. As part of that, people are allowed to send us well-wishes videos. Man City had figured out I was a huge fan. They arranged for some of the players to get a video with well-wishes, and it was a complete surprise. When we got up there I got access to it, it was amazing to have Kevin De Bruyne saying, ‘Hey Colon...