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Aug 10, 2004

My days here at SHI are quickly coming to an end

by XRS

My days here at SHI are quickly coming to an end… it's almost time for another big trip! Once all of the calibration and testing gets done here, they'll pack me up in another big box and take me on a truck ride to my new home across Japan. I'm pretty excited, but not about spending 20 hours in a truck. I hope we get a few rest stops.

The main reason I'm moving this time is really awesome — I'm moving into the same place that they're working on my spacecraft. I feel like I've been waiting for this forever! I've seen pictures, and everyone says it's going to be a really cool satellite, but I can't wait to see it for myself.

So I'm really excited about moving… but I'm going to miss all of the friends I've made here at SHI in the last six months. I'm sure they'll come and visit, but I'm a little sad that I won't get to see them every day.