A New Space Supporter Elected?

And the Winners Are …, Tucson Weekly

“Democrat Gabrielle Giffords will replace retiring Congressman Jim Kolbe after she crushed Republican Randy Graf on Election Day. … When Giffords was asked whether she thought astronauts or cavemen would win in a fight, she said, “I am going with the astronauts.” (Of course, Giffords famously has an astronaut for a boyfriend, something she endlessly pointed out while he was on a space shuttle mission during her primary race.)”

Reader note: “[She] Is indeed a space supporter. Her advisor on space affairs is George Abbey, who made a joint appearance with her in Tucson prior to the primaries.”

Reader note: Wikipedia entry “Giffords is engaged to astronaut Mark E. Kelly , a veteran of two shuttle missions. Kelly was the pilot for space shuttle mission STS-121 in 2006. STS-121 included the first shuttle launch on the Fourth of July. Giffords participated in a NASA tradition when she selected ” Beautiful Day,” by U2 as one of the wake-up calls for the shuttle crew.”