Karla is the central, but silent, antagonist in John le Carré’s three Smiley novels. He is also the title character in the first George Smiley continuation novel, Karla’s Choice by Nick Harkaway.
When assigned her original eight-day mission, she certainly didn’t expect to taking over as commander of the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Suni Williams took command of the International Space Station on Sep. 22, 2024