It’s a Beautiful World according to Mark Kelly, Congresswomen Giffords Husband.
The space shuttle Endeavour launched its final mission this week, a 16-day mission at the International Space Station. It’s the second-to-last mission scheduled for the space shuttle program before it comes to an end later this year.
This trip has added significance for shuttle commander Mark Kelly. His wife, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, is continuing her recovery from a gunshot wound received in an attack in January. She traveled to Florida to watch the launch before returning to Houston for more surgery.
On what may be his last trip into space, Kelly tells Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon that it’s sometimes hard to understand all the conflict on such an “incredibly beautiful planet.”