Mark Polansky
Mark Polansky
Mark Lewis "Roman" Polanskyis an American aerospace engineer and research pilot and a former NASA astronaut. Polansky received the nickname "Roman" as a joke, because he shares a last name with director Roman Polanski. He flew on three Space Shuttle missions: STS-98, STS-116, and STS-127...
ProfessionAstronaut
Date of Birth2 June 1956
CityPaterson, NJ
bit crew help
couldn't help but think a little bit about the crew of Columbia, about the families.
sets
When the application sets are similar, there?s movement.
coming harder loved people
It's much harder for people on the ground, ... Loved ones don't know when their people are coming home.
enjoy life window
They're going to look out the window and enjoy life a little bit, ... We really appreciated the first day off.