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Happy Birthday to me! In celebration, I took the day off work, slept late, had sushi for lunch, and tonight Jose is taking me to see Les Miserables. He got awesome tickets on the front row of the mezzanine! These will undoubtedly be the best seats I’ve had for a show.

STS-119 gave me a great birthday present yesterday when they undocked (I was working it in the mission control center) and got the photos we’ve been waiting on for 20 years — a fully functional space station with beautifully symmetrical solar arrays capable of generating enough power for 6 full-time crew members.

The final solar array was added last week, and as the shuttle flew around the ISS at 600 feet, it was a sight to behold.