HOUSTON — The astronaut husband of wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords said his wife would be "very comfortable" with his decision to go back into space and he expects her to be at his launch in April.
Space shuttle commander Mark Kelly wouldn't go into details about her condition during a news conference Friday, and deflected questions about how he knows she supports his choice to fly.
I know her very well and she would be very comfortable with the decision that I made," he said.
Kelly took a leave from training after Giffords was gunned down in Tucson, Ariz., on Jan. 8. NASA announced earlier Friday he would resume training for space shuttle Endeavour's two-week mission.
The astronaut said he plans for his wife to be at Cape Canaveral, Fla., for liftoff, targeted for April 19.
"I have every intention that she'll be there for launch. I've talked to her doctors about that," he said.
It will be Endeavour's final flight and the fourth spaceflight for Kelly.
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