"I tell ya, I get no respect!"

What can I say? I did Moonwalk at her wedding reception

--John

Don't get me started on the teasing I take! My family is constantly giving me stuff. I must have a dozen copies of every National Geographic that even MENTIONS space. Sheesh! We don't mind a bit, though, do we? As long as they're thinking about space! --John (aka "Space Cadet" as my niece ...

That's nice, it's good to show you care about the Shuttle program. There's a crew in space, though, and I just think we need to keep them foremost in our minds. I'm struggling with the idea that we'll have to cut back to a crew of two, but it seems to be for the best at this point.

--John

My STS-107 pin was supposed to come off on February 1st...it's still on there

--John

870 days and counting... I wear the pins of crews in space every day on my ID lanyard. I'll wear the Expedition Six pin until they land. Then I'll happily replace it with the Expedition Seven pin. I've got a good ISS pass coming up this Tuesday evening, 3 minutes at about 80 degrees. These days, eve...

Here's a link with more information:

http://cbsnews.cbs.com/network/news/space/current.html

Post away, Jason, I'm interested!

--John

The aftermath of a meteor shower on the Station (I'm the one wearing the headset, as usual):

Yeah, and I'm a terrible photographer to begin with! But the important thing is to take in the sight with your own eyes because the photos will rarely, if ever, do it justice. Still, I'm gonna try that Sat V shot from the top of the UAT tank!

--John

No doubt you've seen those little white calculator-looking things used in the Shuttle cockpit. They're actually 3-channel timers. The real astronauts are constantly timing things. At camp, I would set my watch stopwatch to keep track of how long we had 'til the meteor shower, how long to stay in the...

When I went to see STS-108 launch in Dec. '01, I tried taking photos of the stack on the pad from a distance. My advice: If you want a good photo, buy a calendar!

--John

DON'T forget the headset, AND your trusty penlight!!! I was the only one to remember the first time, but I've got 'em trained now!

A stopwatch doesn't hurt either!

--John

For the hoax photos, go to www.snopes.com, search on "columbia" and click on the second link.

--John

Is corporate camp still the only program using Intrepid?

--John

This remains a chronic problem for me, Vincent.

--John

One of our team was out on the end of the RMS and somehow got it locked up way above the training room floor. He was stuck for about an hour up there! Funny, since we called him "Inspector Gadget" because he always carried all these fancy hi-tech gadgets and was always having trouble with ...

I'm not even sure they would allow you to hold a camera on Space Shot, would they? What about from the roof of the USSRC building?

--John

Sounds like a good opportunity to use Occam's Razor.

--John

That's a hoax/gag. They're movie stills from "Armaggedon." Check www.snopes.com or www.nasawatch.com for details...

--John

Yeah, the LUT restaurant, the CM access arm...a lot of plans that were shelved (but not, hopefully, abandoned). A man died building that replica. When they finish those plans some day, it will no doubt be named after him... I was under the impression that the Camp was running at or near the Black th...