How's the Temperature?

This bar is called MINUS 5 because the temperature never gets any higher! Today the thermometer says -12.7 degrees Celsius. The furniture, sculptures, and even the glasses are made of ice. The fountain is made of antifreeze. Fortunately, alcohol has a low freezing point. Vodka, anyone?
In the aftermath of the successful Discovery mission, I would first like to quote Ad Astra Online:
"The difficult decision made recently by NASA Administrator Michael Griffin to launch the Space Shuttle Discovery, despite objections from NASA's safety chief and top engineer, demonstrated solid leadership and the very qualities America has always embodied - boldness and daring in the face of calculated risk.
Leaders make decisions. Great leaders surround themselves with discipline specialists and rely upon their expertise to guide those decisions. Those leaders have to factor in competing recommendations of many experts, weigh the various risks and opportunities against the goals and objectives and make a choice."
Some of you may have been in the room last December when I personally asked that of Michael Griffin. I thanked NASA for inspiring children like me to explore Space. Then I said what we need is Leadership. That goes straight down the line from a president saying "We choose to go to the Moon". I mean Eugene Krantz in Mission Control saying "Failure is not an option," or Alan Shepard in the spacecraft saying "Let's quit screwing around and light this candle!"
Dr. Griffin, are you out there? Perhaps some other NASA employees will read this. You made the decision to light the candle and were right on. I would fly with you any day.
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