Take 10 with Clayton Anderson

All over the world, kids grow up wanting to be all kinds of things – a policeman, a cowboy, an astronaut.  Clayton Anderson, a native Nebraskan, made those childhood dreams into reality by becoming a NASA astronaut and making the trek thousands of miles into space.  Currently living on the NASA space station orbiting the Earth, Clayton is a devoted Husker fan, keeping tabs on the season from his home away from home in outer space.  Huskers.com took a rare Earth-to-space opportunity to Take 10 with astronaut and Husker fan Clayton Anderson.

 

Why are you a Husker fan?  

Born and raised in Nebraska...how can you NOT be a Husker fan!  I love football and I love the Huskers.  As a child I would cut out all of the pictures and articles from the Omaha World-Herald and save them in a shoebox in my closet.  They are still there in Ashland, Neb.

How long have you been a Husker fan?  
For as long as I can remember, I have rooted for the Big Red. 

What's your favorite Husker memory?  
I would have to say watching the “Game of the Century” against OU back in 1971.  We were at my grandmother's house and everyone was glued to the TV, yelling and screaming.  When we won, it was bedlam...what a classic game. 

Which number jersey would you wear and why?  
I would wear #33 for Roger Craig.  I thought he was the most gifted running back to ever wear the Husker scarlet and cream...he had it all; toughness, speed, great hands, vision and durability. 

Have you ever actually husked corn?  
Does a bear poo poo in the woods?  Of course I have husked corn...every summer when the "harvest" started to come in! 

What's the coolest Nebraska landmark?  
I would have to say Memorial Stadium with Chimney Rock holding a close second! 

Any predictions for the IowaState game?  
The Huskers will take ‘em by two touchdowns! 

How many sunrises and sunsets do you see on a given day?  
Sixteen.  We travel around the Earth once every 90 minutes, leading to 16 sunrises and sunsets. 

How do you sleep?  Do you have a bed?  
I sleep in a sleeping bag that is strapped to the wall of my 'sleep station.'  We need to be restrained so that we don't float around during the night and injure ourselves by bumping into something. 

If you were to “fly over” on a game day, could you see red?  
With good sunlight, I could capture a photograph of the stadium with an 800 mm lens and see the "Sea of Red" in the third largest city in Nebraska!