Astronaut and US Army Col Doug Wheelock has become the first US Army commander of the International Space Station. Wheelock is a former Army test pilot, and he is also a Christian.
“The most important thing is to put your faith and trust in God and to keep your life in the center of His will,” Wheelock said. “When you do that, everything else tends to work out.”
He previously spoke to students at Oklahoma Christian University from space.
In an unusual incident, the Progress 38 resupply capsule from Russia, flew by the Space Station instead of docking with it. The huge capsule was supposed to deliver 2.5 tons of materials to the station. A second attempt a few days later was successful.
UAVs do occasionally have issues with communication or control, though most of the time failsafe devices enable the safe return of the vessel (or at least its safe destruction).
UAVs are becoming more ubiquitous, however, as more people are persuaded of their generally safe record. If there are still concerns, however, with the “mishap” involving the huge “space UAV,” perhaps nano-UAVs the size of a hummingbird or smaller would be more comforting.