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Since I've started to "plan" my trip to ASA (hopefully) next summer, I've started a lot of topics. I'm gonna consolidate them here.

Do most ASAers wear flight suits? I've outgrown mine. I think they look kinda dorky but cool at the same time, and I feel they're part of the experience.

Do you actually land the shuttle on the missions, and what are anomalies like on them?
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It's been a hwile since I was at ASA, but we wore our flight suits on mision days. Most people borrowed them from camp - the ones you get on the first day and return when you leave.

Yes, the pilots get the chance to land the shuttle at ASA. At least they used to back in the 90s and early 2000s.

Hope that helps. :) If someone who had been there more recently has updated information please chime in.
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Thanks. Another question I have is if everybody gets to be on the shuttle or station on the missions. 2/3 missions I did, I was stuck with the 2 worst assignments (Mission Scientist, and I think PROP).
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Everyone will get a chance to be in the orbiter or the ISS for at least one mission, likely more. For the 6-hour mission, if you are on the orbiter or station, you will switch locations halfway through. If you are assigned a spot in MOCR, you stay in MOCR for the whole thing. Same with the 24-hour mission.

MOCR can be fun, really. Sure, it's no orbiter or station, but good counsellors keep it interesting and active. (hurricanes, medical anomalies, gas leaks, etc.)
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SpaceCanada wrote: MOCR can be fun, really. Sure, it's no orbiter or station, but good counsellors keep it interesting and active. (hurricanes, medical anomalies, gas leaks, etc.)
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Fun like acting out ridiculous anomalies (someone with an ear trouble and performing surgery in MOCR because there was a hurricane warning and we couldn't leave), going SCUBA diving again (the MSs in MOCR for the 24h mission had the chance to do SCUBA again to test an EVA to fix an emergency on the station; this doesn't happen for the 6h mission), eating pizza while everyone else gets boring camp food (unless it's Mexican Wednesday), random computer glitches, more anomalies (little green alien leprechauns?), playing mind games with the people on station to get them to do the same thing over and over just for fun, duct taping people to the pole (or their chair), the list goes on... it's as fun as you make it.
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I see, but will they still even do the 24h mission, because I remember it only being mentioned in the 12 day stuff, which we all know is discontinued.
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They still have 24 hour missions for the adult 8-day programme. Youth still only have the 6 hour mission.
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ASA just wrapped up a 12 day session, and Aviation Challenge just finished up their second 12 day session this Summer.
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How do I sing up for this? I can't find it on the site.
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12 day is only offered to those who have been to Advanced Academy or Mach 3 before. They have not announced if they are having sessions next year yet.
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I didn't know they still ran 12-day ASA. I'm glad they do.
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Thanks for all the help! Another question I have is which shuttle sim do you fly?
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Whenever I have been there, all our missions were in Enterprise. That may have changed since, but the 6-hour mission should be in Enterprise. I'm not sure if the shorter missions are still in the same sim; I'd like to think so since they are practice for the longer mission. A counsellor on here could confirm that.
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Re: ASA Questions

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DanM wrote:Since I've started to "plan" my trip to ASA (hopefully) next summer, I've started a lot of topics. I'm gonna consolidate them here.

Do most ASAers wear flight suits? I've outgrown mine. I think they look kinda dorky but cool at the same time, and I feel they're part of the experience.

Do you actually land the shuttle on the missions, and what are anomalies like on them?
I've been to ASA twice; once the regular ASA, once the 12-day, which was amazing.

Firstly, the flight suit is a definite must. I've worn a flight suit the entire week every year I've gone to Space Camp, and I've bloody loved it. It really does complete the experience. Go for it, man!

Secondly, you definitely get to land the shuttle on the missions! It's quite the tentative process. As for the anomalies, it depends what mission you're doing. For a regular, one hour AOA mission, the anomalies are quite mild, and can be solved in five to ten minutes at most. The worst anomalie I had for a one hour AOA was probably an AV Bay fire, or perhaps one of the Multiple C&W.

++SPOILER ALERT!!!!++

For your EDM, however, you should expect medical and technical anomalies galore. Be forewarned: not all of the anomalies have to do with the things in space. You'll have some fun attempting to solve them. Medical anomalies include crazy symptoms from people on all parts of the mission, including but obviously not limited to MOCR personnel.

If you have Alex Rennekamp as your EDM guy, may God have mercy upon your souuuull......

Other than that, have fun with it!

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Another silly question. Are the shuttle sims "docked" to ISS modules, or do you have to walk out onto the training floor?
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