same landing we had when i commanded Discovery in '92, it would have been a nominal landing if my pilot hadn't hit the landing gear switch and stowed the gear back inside the shuttle while trying to touchdown!!!!

ah, this is why space camp is so great

i had a great time myself, driving down for the weekend and meeting many of the Hab1'ers: Boomerang, Pilotgirl, Diesel, Monkeynautt, Apollo XI, Vincent...just to name a few!! I regret not being able to accomplish a few of the things I wanted to during my visit, but the Marriott was nice enough to gi...

yeah really...which makes pilotgirl better than the pilot I had when I commanded Discovery on my '92 mission!

The Legend Returns!

T-30 more minutes of work before blasting off to Huntsville! Should be there between 6-7 Central Time tonight, and staying till Sunday. If anyone wants to meet for a beer at Otters or something, call my cell, 423.645.4098

Hotdog, over & out!

i would have asked him where on the Enterprise does #1 go when he has to go take a #2

...or to help spot Spacedome PDA

same here in Chattanooga. i can't remember the last time it rained here. a couple of months or more at least!

i don't remember any repeats during my '89-'94 tenure.

back then, you had enough to fill a week:

Hail Columbia ('82)
Dream Is Alive ('85)
Blue Planet ('90)
Destiny In Space ('94)
Energy ('75)
Fires of Kuwait ('92)
Speed ('84)
To Fly ('76)

...i may even be missing one or two.

Boomerang wrote:Oh and the dynamic test stand was used for alot more than just pathfinder.

That's right! the Saturn stages were all tested in there too if I recall correctly

GREAT PICTURES!!! thanks for sharing!

alumniandi wrote:Great News!! For the summer we are showing Dream is Alive and Hail Columbia. Watch for them while you are here!

is that all that's showing this summer? i was hoping to catch one of the newer flicks i hadn't seen yet.

which areas of msfc would be visited? the Redstone test stand, Saturn I test area, Saturn V and SSME test stands (which you got to take an elevator to the top and get a spectacular view of the Arsenal), the Neutral Buoyancy Simulator (NASA's version of the UAT), Spacelab mission control, the ISS mo...

I will be down this weekend too! Unfortunatly not for the alumni session, just visiting for a few days. I'll be camping out in the Mariott. Looking forward to meeting many of you!

you are so lucky!! thank you for sharing the pics with us. i wish i coulda been down in FL for the launch. also, i am surprised to see that you are as pretty now as you were back in the ol' Thiokol days!

when i went in '94, i had Academy Level II Aerospace Track. we spent a good chunk of one day over at AC, learning flight maneuvers, lecture/video, and a good time in the aircraft sims.

Oh yeah, that same year, my night counciler decided to throw us an after-hours party. Sort of against the rules. There was this older Level II hottie we all liked, and he said if one of us could score a "date" with her, he would throw the party. She showed up, and Big E (our counciler) bou...

Skunks got into the Hab II air ducts when I was there in '89. You can imagine the A/C blowing the wonderful smell into all of the sleep bays. Happened just as we were getting ready for bed too! For a couple of hours, Hab II was in total chaos!

unless he begs you to go, don't go. however...

when he asks you what you want for your birthday, tell him you want to do ASA. then invite him along

Is that an ancient Space Academy t-shirt or a newer sweatshirt? They used to make a t-shirt with a big logo but it got replaced, and I dont' think they have made these in years. --des Sort of. It's just a t-shirt, like the one seen here: http://spacecamp.ibnerd.net/main.php?g2_itemId=6227 i still h...

Ha, funny read. But ya may wanna take your own advice and...

Joker wrote: Lighten up, Francis.