"I was just happy we were down, that everything was safe. It was the most beautiful dirt I've ever seen. We could smell the dirt. We could smell the grass. It was fantastic, and also the smell of the pyrotechnic bolts that open the parachute cover and open the antennas, that smoke came in. It was a gorgeous smell."
- American astronaut Kenneth Bowersox, after returning from 161 days on board the International Space Station and landing 300 miles off target in Kazakhstan in a Soyuz capsule.
Posted by Alan at May 4, 2003 06:44 PM