BABloggee Heather Steingruebl pointed out to me that the pilot for the upcoming Shuttle mission STS 124 is... Ken Ham! [Looks furtively at calendar. Hmmm... not April 1. So this isn't a joke. Looks at picture of Ken Ham... phew!] Yeah, it's not the Ken Ham goofball head of Answers in Genesis, it's astronaut Ken Ham, who apparently understands science. Or at least enough to steer the Shuttle.
Shuttle, Ham and AiGs
Discover astronaut Ken Ham, the pilot of Shuttle mission STS 124, who balances humor and a keen understanding of science.
Written byPhil Plait
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