MSFC Tours!!
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MSFC Tours!!
As per Vincent's post on the Hab1.com homepage, rumour has it the MSFC tours will be re-introduced this summer. Hurrah! Anyone with more insider information on this (hint hint, counsellors) please speak up!!
The MSFC tour was a big highlight of ASA back in the day.
The MSFC tour was a big highlight of ASA back in the day.
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Not all the time. When i was here 2 years ago they let VIP tour groups go and see them. I would guess if they were going to restart the tours they would open up those aereas.
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AC Intermediate 1996
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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 mockup, and Pathfinder dynamic test stand. Did i miss anything?stargazer0105 wrote:which areas of msfc would be visited?
You will find pictures of the MSFC brochure in this post:
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I wouldnt count on those stops on the new tour. The NBS has been closed for years. Noone was still going to the top of any test stand as of of 1998 i think that was only the old academy level 2 program. Space lab mission control is now the payload operations control center. Space Lab hasnt flown in years. The ISS mockup is now part of the space camp training center. The test stand would probably be the same. i visited all those in 05 on a tour with a corporate program. Oh and the dynamic test stand was used for alot more than just pathfinder.
Jason original callsign Loverboy
SC 1991
SA Level 1 1993
AC Intermediate 1996
ASA 1998
Corporate Space Camp 2005
AC Counselor Summer 07 callsign Boomerang
Adult Alumni Camp 2007
Adult Alumni Camp 2008
Official Space Camp Ambassador
SC 1991
SA Level 1 1993
AC Intermediate 1996
ASA 1998
Corporate Space Camp 2005
AC Counselor Summer 07 callsign Boomerang
Adult Alumni Camp 2007
Adult Alumni Camp 2008
Official Space Camp Ambassador
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the thing is, those test areas aren't just sitting there like they used to be either. with msfc so involved with the design work for the ares project, more testing is going on than was before and access is a lot more restricted.
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Lets also remember that Marshall and Langley two NASA centers who's tours have yet to restart post 9/11 are connected directly to military installations you need clearance from both sides to do the tours. From wha i have seen at Langley the military seems reluctant to give it even if NASA does. KSC and Johnson have it somewhat easier they are not dealing with that issue and both of them have restarted tours.
Jason original callsign Loverboy
SC 1991
SA Level 1 1993
AC Intermediate 1996
ASA 1998
Corporate Space Camp 2005
AC Counselor Summer 07 callsign Boomerang
Adult Alumni Camp 2007
Adult Alumni Camp 2008
Official Space Camp Ambassador
SC 1991
SA Level 1 1993
AC Intermediate 1996
ASA 1998
Corporate Space Camp 2005
AC Counselor Summer 07 callsign Boomerang
Adult Alumni Camp 2007
Adult Alumni Camp 2008
Official Space Camp Ambassador
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Don't even get me started on the logistical nightmare of obtaining military clearance for a foreigner (non-American). We went to Goldstone in 2002, and having three foreigners in our group, they held us at the gate for a LONG time... oh... the paperwork...
I could only imagine what sort of logistics are needed for regular camp groups, especially if they have foreigners in there.
I could only imagine what sort of logistics are needed for regular camp groups, especially if they have foreigners in there.
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Youth ASA 6-Day 1998 1999
Adult ASA 8-Day 2004; Alumni 2007, CSC 2013, 2015, 2017
Youth ASA 6-Day 1998 1999
Adult ASA 8-Day 2004; Alumni 2007, CSC 2013, 2015, 2017
Man I remember when I attended, the buses just drove through the gate for the tour and no one worried about security. How the world has changed.
Kale
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Space Camp(Thiokol, 94,P/S: Columbia),Space Academy(Boeing,95,CMDR: Discovery),AC Mach II("Ace",97),Adult Alumni Academy(Columbia,07),Adult Alumni Academy(Columbia,08). Been a frequent visitor to USSRC over all the years since.
Well the underwater tank has been shut down for years now. As for being near any military base you are on the same property and close or not its still thought of as potential threat.
Jason original callsign Loverboy
SC 1991
SA Level 1 1993
AC Intermediate 1996
ASA 1998
Corporate Space Camp 2005
AC Counselor Summer 07 callsign Boomerang
Adult Alumni Camp 2007
Adult Alumni Camp 2008
Official Space Camp Ambassador
SC 1991
SA Level 1 1993
AC Intermediate 1996
ASA 1998
Corporate Space Camp 2005
AC Counselor Summer 07 callsign Boomerang
Adult Alumni Camp 2007
Adult Alumni Camp 2008
Official Space Camp Ambassador
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