[SittinYonder]

With the shuttle seemingly falling apart around her, Collins might spend a little time worrying about how she's going to get her crew safely back to terra firma, even if it is badly polluted.

Yikes! Depending how things go tomorrow, this may come off as callous. LOL

[eyespysomething]

I think (no, I pray) they will make it ok back to earth. I only wish they had another space ship, the next-gen space ship, ready to go.

I think the extra vigilance on this mission will of course be to the benefit of the shuttle crew and ship. But it is 70's tech, with some 90's upgrades.

I will continue to pray for all of them.

On another note, tomorrow's landing will be at 5:07 a.m. EST. I am going to set the VCR tonight.

[The_Victor]

Yikes! Depending how things go tomorrow, this may come off as callous. LOL

The authors are engaging in a bit of hyperbole. The shuttle is hardly falling apart around Col. Collins. I am confident that the reentry will go fine.