Melissa and Jacob happy in flickering light on the couch. He is drinking coffee. They share dried astronaut ice-cream, spumoni flavor. Survival in outer space has been well thought out... this ice-cream has been tested in live trial, actual dangerous moments, without any astronauts suffering cognitive dislocation (other thoughts, like - why dried ice cream - why am I here - who am I - freeze dried why who what when?).     That evening, Melissa and I watched the shuttle on television.