When it was time for him to leave the spacecraft, this is what the world heard: "Roger,Flight,we're GO."

VOA: special.2009.06.24

It happened so early in the flight, at a level of about 900 meters, that the crew had little time to decide what to do.

VOA: special.2009.01.30

It would be weeks before he could catch another flight home, but the delay gave him time to hike the Annapurna Circuit, a 14-day trek through the Himalayas.

VOA: standard.2009.12.13