21.   Russian astronauts also have unparalleled experience in long duration space travel.

22.   The astronauts have two hours to read mail uplinked from Houston, to eat breakfast and catch some exercise on the treadmill, weights and stationary bike.

23.   The astronauts all had a bunch of Corvettes and they used to race up and down the beach.

24.   The astronauts did have success with two spacewalks and numerous scientific experiments on the journey.

25.   The astronauts then had a series of safety briefings on emergency escape procedures and mechanisms, should trouble arise.

26.   The astronauts also have had to make minor repairs to a sensor.

27.   The scientist knew the astronauts had no tools, but after learning that they had their space pens, he came up with a solution.

28.   These last two are what astronauts have to use.

29.   To get into space, astronauts have to fight gravity.

30.   To supplant the unreliable phone system, the astronauts had one portable Inmarsat phone, normally reserved for ships at sea, to communicate with their families.