I promised I would do this and so I am. This is a short story I wrote a little over three years ago. Probably needs more trimming, which I will do in the next few weeks, but to get the ball rolling...
I'm already 5 days late to post for January. Here goes.
People who read it may recognize certain people and circumstances. This is a work of fiction, very loosely based on events involving real astronauts. "Ripped from the headlines!"