U.S. Astronaut Mourns Mother From Orbit

December 21, 2007 By LIZ AUSTIN PETERSON, Associated Press Writer U.S. Astronaut Mourns Mother From Orbit (AP)

This photo released by NASA shows astronaut Daniel M. Tani as he prepares to use the galley on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery on Oct. 24, 2007. Rose Tani, the 90-year-old mother of Daniel Tani who is aboard the international space station died in Lombard, Ill. on Wednesday Dec. 19, 2007 when a train struck her vehicle, police said. (AP Photo/NASA)

(AP) -- Daniel M. Tani's 90-year-old mother died in an auto accident this week, but he has no way of getting home until late January. He must grieve from more than 200 miles away - in orbit, aboard the international space station.



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