Mike Leinbach

Mike Leinbach
Michael D. Leinbachwas the Shuttle Launch Director at NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida. He was responsible for activities in the overall shuttle launch countdown, including planning, policy, and execution...
deliver heart luck soul space station wish
We wish you luck as you deliver the heart and soul of the international space station -- and have fun.
truly
I'm here to tell you that it really is truly better.
good
Barring the big 'gotcha,' we feel pretty good about making that schedule.
chance reasonable resolve run technical time
It (the plan) has a reasonable chance of success. If we run into a significant technical issue, we don't have much time to resolve it obviously.
aggressive call exciting people resolve run technical time
Some people could call it an aggressive schedule. I like to call it an exciting schedule. If we run into a significant technical issue, we don't have much time to resolve it.
again beautiful damn emotional family good home member piece
I feel like a family member has come home in one piece and safe, and it's just so damn good to see an orbiter whole again on the back of a 747, ... It's just an emotional time. It's a beautiful sight.