On Tuesday US President Barack Obama makes a phone call to the International Space Station, and talks with the astronauts in the International Space Station and Discovery space shuttle.
Tuesday from White House Barack Obama made the call with a group of school children and members of Congress, whom he described as just as excited as the kids to speak with astronauts.
Obama said "Obviously we’re really proud of the exciting work that our US astronauts are doing."
Obama said. "But one of the things that are wonderful about this is that it’s an international space station. I know we have Japanese and Russian counterparts on board. That’s a spirit of cooperation we can apply not just on space, but on the ground as well."
Koichi Wakata, who is the newest crew member of the ISS and the first Japanese astronaut to live at the station long term, detailed his first views of his new home.
He added "My first impression is the space station interior is so big and I would love to stay here as long as I can," he said. "The interior is so big and very comfortable to live in."
The Discovery crew completed a long-awaited on Friday, which is set to land in Florida Saturday.