Linenger's Letters to his Son
A few weeks before Jerry Linenger began his sojourn on Mir, he was asked what
he would miss most about being on the Earth. He responded that it would be hard
being away from his 14-month-old son for so long. onboard Mir, Linenger wrote
frequent letters to his young child, which he permitted NASA to present on the
Internet.
- January
23, 1997 - Linenger: I am still an Earthling
- January
25, 1997 - Linenger: Propulsion and suction
- January
26, 1997 Linenger: No bounds
- January
26, 1997 Linenger: Just a normal American
- January
26, 1997 Linenger: You are the highlight...
- January
27, 1997 Linenger: Some tips from your Dad
- January
28, 1997 Linenger: We all depend on each other
- January
29, 1997 Linenger: Don't spit your toothpaste...
- January
30, 1997 Linenger: ... hide and seek up here
- January
31, 1997 Linenger: We'll look up together
- February
1, 1997 Linenger: Stumped Mommy
- February
2, 1997 Linenger: Or is it night?
- February
2, 1997 Linenger: ... sleeping like a puppy
- February
3, 1997 Linenger: Another father-son talk
- February
4, 1997 Linenger: Physicists love this stuff
- February
5, 1997 Linenger: Like being in a rowboat
- February
6, 1997 Linenger: An unforgiving place
- February
7, 1997 Linenger:[A}spin in a spaceship
- February
8, 1997 Linenger: ... waiting for launch
- February
10, 1997 Linenger: Human being questions
- February
15, 1997 Linenger: Hurricane, a good bilingual nickname
- March
1, 1997 Linenger: Good people, good friends
- March
2, 1997 Linenger: Earth got a bit more crowded today
- March
2, 1997 Linenger: Moral toughness
- March
3, 1997 Linenger: Human beings can adapt to space
- March
4, 1997 Linenger: Life in space is never monotonous
- March
5, 1997 Linenger: No time to write
- March
7, 1997 Linenger: Cry all you want
- March
8, 1997 Linenger: Space Station is a five star hotel
- March
9, 1997 - Summer Study Programs
- March
13, 1997 - Good report on you from Mommy
- March
16, 1997 - We move fast
- March
18, 1997 - Early explorers never talked to their loved ones
- March
20, 1997 - All alone in a dark room
- March
22, 1997 - Twenty-two was always my number
- March
23, 1997 - Who needs maps?
- March
24, 1997 - Pain helps imprint things
- March
25, 1997 - Cooking metal samples in my EasyBake oven
- March
26, 1997 - One watch isn't enough
- April
1, 1997 - April Fool!
- April
2, 1997 - Up here, you either make it, bring it, or do without it
- April
4, 1997 - Humans think too much instead of just enjoying
- April
5, 1997 - Typical father
- April
6, 1997 - Memories of Grandpa Linenger
- April
7, 1997 - Never look at lasers out the windows of spacecraft
- April
12, 1997 - The unsuspecting victim has no clue that you are coming
- April
13, 1997 - Diapers aren�t so bad
- April
14, 1997 - Make a snowball while you can
- April
17, 1997 - We are two lucky men
- April
18, 1997 - I sleep soundly at night
- April
20, 1997 - This is my new world
- April
21, 1997 - One hundred days in space
- April
23, 1997 - You overcome and endure
- April
24, 1997 - No time for a real letter
- April
26, 1997 - I�d do anything for you
- April
27, 1997 - Cabin fever
- April
27, 1997 - Happy Russian Orthodox Easter
- April
28, 1997 - 4:30 p.m., time for bed
- April
29, 1997 - Back home, safe and sound
- April
30, 1997 - It�s all down hill from here
- May
1, 1997 - Made it to May
- May
2, 1997 - Let me tell you about my Orlan M spacewalking suit
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