Astronaut’s Loss

As he orbited in the International Space Station, astronaut Daniel Tani learned that his 90-year-old mother, Rose Tani, was killed Dec. 19, when her car was struck by a train in the Chicago suburb of Lombard, Ill. It is believed to be the first time an astronaut has lost a close family member while...

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