Surviving re-entry

Ground control.

Ground control.

This is Henry Mudd.

Do you copy?

Do you read?

I am preparing for re-entry.

All systems are go up here.

Fuel looks good.

Heat shields look good.

Yaw and rotation look good.

Do you read me?

Feels good to be on my way home.

Can’t wait to land and see all of you.

I hope there’s a cold beer waiting for me down there.

A nice slice of pizza would be great, too.

It’s been something else being out here in the wild for so long—

Hold on a second here.

Ground control, are you reading me?

I’ve got something showing on my sensors here.

It’s coming in hot

right behind me.

Do you read?

Ground control.

Do you read me?

I’ve got something coming up on my tail

qui—