What I’m Not Doing

(Building 1 at JSC on Wednesday morning after dropping Emma at daycare)

Well it’s Day 4 of the furlough. Here’s what I’m not doing today:

• I’m not participating in telecons with NASA’s Russian counterparts to discuss the impacts of recent issues and how to resolve them.
• I’m not supporting various parts of the Certification of Flight Readiness process, which would help the International Space Station program get ready to support next month’s Soyuz and Progress launches.
• I’m not reviewing updates and changes to ISS emergency operations procedures, which the crew would use in the event of a fire, toxic spill or depressurization.
• I’m not continuing my work for the Public Affairs Office to develop a long-term strategy for social media use across all the projects and programs at JSC.
• I’m not helping inform the public about all the cool things their tax dollars are funding via JSC’s Twitter accounts.
• I’m not finalizing plans for a Google+ Hangout between an astronaut and students from the 3 universities he attended.

Here’s what my husband is not doing:

• He’s not getting on a plane to fly to Moscow.
• Therefore, he’s not going to spend next week at a Technical Interchange Meeting with NASA’s Russian counterparts discussing short-term and long-term trajectory planning for the ISS.

Come on Congress. Get your act together already.