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Post by Vincent »

...But I'm not ready to go.

Regardless, I'm sitting here at the Huntsville International Airport waiting for my flight to take me from this home to my other one (thanks HSV for the free Wi-Fi access).

Regardless, I would like to take this time to thank all of the great people I had the privilege of working with and working for.

For those of you that missed me when I left, I must apologize for slipping out this morning.

The summer slipped by so fast. But I have the memories and the pictures to prove that I actually lived and worked at Space Camp for a quarter of a year!

I worked at Space Camp, and it was an honor.
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Post by meg »

we'll miss you! and in that spirit. i must admit. i actually saw him working... a couple times. lol. glad you had fun! come back next summer!
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Post by Who »

You bum! I can't believe you didnt stop by before you left..! :?

I hope you enjoyed your time here -- go home, get some much deserved rest and we'll see you at Xmas camp.. ;)
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Post by Mdanner423 »

Hey Vincent!

I'm glad you had a good time this summer. It was cool being able to meet you. Where do you live? Are you going to go back next summer to be a counselor again?
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Vincent!

You rock! Glad ya had a blast this summer... and man ya got to come back for Christmas camp... its a non-stop party!

Just a FYI... on ebay... if ya ever see someone with a high bid on a SC item with the screenname of "alaranth"... DON'T BID!!!! Cause that's me... email me and we might can work out a deal... hehe :D

Ad Astra!

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Who wrote:You bum! I can't believe you didnt stop by before you left..! :?
Fair enough.

I am somewhat embarrased that I really missed saying my "good-byes" to a lot of great people before I left.

I really didn't want to leave, and the summer went so fast. Every "good-bye" just made things stink that much worse. So I avoided it, and slipped out.

So to all of those thinking "the good-for-nothin' just left without even saying good-bye to me," I do apologize.

But somehow I doubt my time at Space Camp is over, and I'll be seeing a great many of you in the future. I have that feeling.
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yeah vincent and your going back to the land of corn fields and soy beans :D
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Some day, you'll see that wonderous place again.
That sleepy mill town,
way down in Dixie.
Cotton fields as far as the eye can see.

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dan, you make me laugh! :D
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Post by spacecampaddict28 »

Vincent..way to leave without saying goodbye...its okay you'll be back.

Guys hes gonna be back!
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Post by meg »

thanks sara!

and hey, wait, didnt you leave first? :wink:
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spacemusician wrote:yeah vincent and your going back to the land of corn fields and soy beans :D
Yes, he is, and that means me and Vincent will get to hang out ALL THE TIME because we are both engineers at the same awesome school, the University of Illinois.

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When does Christmas Camp start? It sounds fun, but I want to see my family in Florida, too!
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Post by tennisrox014 »

xmas camp starts on the 27th of december. but im not positive but i dont think they have an adult camp then though.
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Post by SpaceCanada »

To confirm, you are correct. Christmas camp starts on 27 December and there are no adult programmes running at that time.
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kate are you originally from illinois?
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I am originally from Illinois. I grew up in Lisle, next to Naperville, Chicago west suburbs.
Story: I applied & was accepted to aero engineering at Michigan, Illinois, and Purdue. All are comparable schools. I had a full ride to Michigan through a Navy scholarship, and was all prepared to go there, but my mother said it was too far away and I needed to go to Illinois. I said, "Okay, Mom, for you, I will go to Illinois." Three months later, she moves to FLORIDA. 8O

Anyway, my parents have lived in Florida for 3 years so I don't see them much anymore. I miss them lots, and I bet Space Camp is saturated with counselors for the Christmas camp, so I guess coming back in December isn't an option.

But where I AM going is to the X PRIZE IN CALIFORNIA! OMG I AM SO PUMPED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you don't know what the X PRIZE is, go to http://www.xprize.com/

It is a competition with a $10,000,000 cash reward for the first team who:
-Privately finances, builds & launches a spaceship, able to carry three people to 100 kilometers (62.5 miles)
-Returns safely to Earth
-Repeats the launch with the same ship within 2 weeks

I am going to the first launch in California with a club at UIUC, the Illinois Space Society. We are volunteering in the VIP area, which means I will be meeting and greeting space VIPs like Paul Allen and Burt Rutan-- and I will be able to view the launch from the VIP seating area!!!
We leave on Tuesday, Sept 28 and come back on Wednesday, Sept 29.
The launch of SpaceShipOne takes place at 7:00 am on the 29th.

I'M PUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMPED
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Post by spacemusician »

dude thats awesome!!!!!!!! im sooo frickin jelous. but yeah all my friends go to illinois actually half my hs class did but in an attempt to get away from the "northshore" otherwise known as deerfield im at school in colorado
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Tis sad engineering at Michigan rocks! Could be just that i'm partial lol. I hope that you have an awesome time at xprize (snickers to megan :lol:) and that you meet tons of awesome people! Also your tattoo rox!
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Post by meg »

*holds arms out infront of body in an 'x' shape.*
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Post by spacecampaddict28 »

[darn] meg you beat me to it. i was gonna warn you of the x prize!
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