I was listening to Helen Sharman talking about the landing, which by all accounts is pretty bone-shaking. She said they were briefed to make sure they were not talking as they were landing as there was a very real danger of biting their tongues off! Good luck Tim and the others!
ORAC - I thought your comment was ok. A reference I assume to the early RFC days when the observer (an officer) sat in the back and a corporal sat in the front and drove the thing
