A phone call from space

This is pretty amazing: On Sunday, my dad received a phone call from astronaut Mike Barratt aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery! He reported, “The view is spectacular up here.” Adding to the excitement, Dr. Barratt just recorded an upcoming Engines episode while in orbit. Beyond cool…

Here’s an article about the broadcast which just appeared on Culture Map:
http://culturemap.com/newsdetail/02-28-11-kuhf-engines-of-our-ingenuity-broadcasts-from-space-historic-show-from-space-shuttle-discovery/