he asked the boss at johnson for his next ride and never got an answer. he couldn t get a flight assignment. i think after some disappointment and hesitation he decided to put his chips into the political world and pursue a chip there. he had a bathroom accident that knocked him out of his first campaign with a hospitalization. it wasn t until 7 that he became a senator. it was great to have a guy in the senate who new space policy backwards and forwards. he was a great advocate for human space exploration. i think that s where his value was most appreciated by all the astronauts. rusty, let me ask you about the training for that mission when he was a much older man. did he say it was particularly difficult for him to go through that rigorous training before he went up in space? uma, i can t speak to that directly but tom can. perhaps, tom, you can fill in the training for his second mission.