The Israeli astronaut and businessman, Eytan Stibbe, will hold a 'story hour' in which he will read to children in a live broadcast. The book Stibbe intends to read is 'Beauty of the World,' narrated and illustrated by Paul Kor and written by Yael Gover. A special copy of this book was printed especially for Stibbe in order to meet the size and weight conditions set by the US Space Agency.
Stibbe will begin his journey back to Earth Wednesday morning instead of Tuesday, due to suboptimal weather conditions. The disengagement from the International Space Station is expected to take place Wednesday at 05:00 Israel time and the arrival on Earth is expected at 22:24 in the evening.