Husband: Giffords would be OK with flight decision

HOUSTON (AP) — 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 today, 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, which is targeted for liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on April 19.

When asked if Giffords might be well enough to attend his launch, Kelly said: "Absolutely. I have every intention that she'll be there for the launch. I've already talked to her doctors about it."

It will be Endeavour's final flight and the fourth spaceflight for Kelly.