It's official! Everything has been checked
It's official! Everything has been checked and we're cleared for a launch on July 6!
A couple days ago they attached me to the 3rd stage rocket motor. And today, after waiting through a 3-hour thunderstorm, we got “encapsulated” into the nose-cone of the rocket. It's exciting, but Wow, I realized it's the last time I'll actually “see” my friends. Everyone has worked so hard to get me here. My NASA friends have always been making sure that I'm operating properly, and my Japanese friends have always made sure I'm comfortable on the spacecraft. It's been great fun, and I've learned so much.
Even though I won't see them, I know they'll still be out there. There's always one more check they want to make!
Check out the cool photo taken just before they closed up the nose cone!
