flown in space!

having worked in aerospace for over 10 years, jarad has numerous mission patches that have been flown in space.  but this time his company allowed their employees to send a personal item to be flown.  this was right at the end of my pregnancy and i wish i got more creative with our selections, but i wanted to make sure we got to participate.  the contents have to fit in a very small bag, so we sent up bowie's beloved "space bear" and the 2 astronauts that came with their green toys rocket ship.  some of our friends sent up their wedding rings, which is a great idea!  i think if we get this opportunity again i will send up jarad's wedding band (which he does not wear since he has a tattoo) and that can be for ryder one day.  and i have a necklace that says "bowie rae" to be given to her.  we will get a certificate next week stating these items have been flown in space!  the video below is from the launch that these items were flown on.