Huntsville in the Fall?

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 11:54 am

Well the head of the AC at the program told us about their first christmas camp and said they broke the ice on the lake and still did the water survival stuff. I'm guessing they must have had some kind of exposure suit. He told us other stuff too but i dont remember what. it did sound like fun though.

Benji · Post by **Benji** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 12:23 pm

sweeeeet

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 12:25 pm

Yeah it did sound great. I know the summer program was. but boy i couldnt imagine beeing out on E and e in december or January that would be cold.

spacecampaddict28 · Post by **spacecampaddict28** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 3:22 pm

Brr.....I was out doing E and E when it was way too hot. We were sweating soooo much.

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 4:50 pm

It was really hot when i did my E and E too and the nomex tanker coveralls didnt help anything either.

spacecampaddict28 · Post by **spacecampaddict28** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 9:30 pm

They just gave us old flight suits that were already sticky and covered in dirt.

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 9:41 pm

You might have had the old tanker suits too they look almost identical to flight suits just fewer pockets. aND THEY WERE COVERED IN MUD AND STUFF TOO.

spacecampaddict28 · Post by **spacecampaddict28** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 9:43 pm

It is quite possible that I had those because they were so nasty and dirty, that you really couldn't tell what they were.

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 11:43 pm

Well we knew thet werent flight suits they didnt have enough pockets and some still had us army strips and rank insignia sewn on them.

stargazer0105 · Post by **stargazer0105** » Tue Jun 10, 2003 8:31 am

Benji wrote:I will become one of them, then. Who else is going to ASA soon?

I'm going in 17 days! I'm trying to talk my parents into letting me go to Christmas camp too.

spacecampaddict28 · Post by **spacecampaddict28** » Tue Jun 10, 2003 7:19 pm

Christmas Camp is MY CAMP! I have gone to two of them and soon to be three.

monkeynautt · Post by **monkeynautt** » Tue Jun 10, 2003 8:47 pm

I hope to go one year in the future. I have to save my money though because in my third year of university I hope to go to Africa for 3 weeks. I hope to go back to camp in 3 or 4 years.

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Tue Jun 10, 2003 8:56 pm

Well i hope to be able to returnb to camp in a few years even if i'm only able to do the space station and mocr it woulsd still be fun.

stargazer0105 · Post by **stargazer0105** » Tue Jun 10, 2003 11:12 pm

You always talk about how you could only do certain things, but I never understand why. Why?

spacecampaddict28 · Post by **spacecampaddict28** » Tue Jun 10, 2003 11:24 pm

Well it is tempting to take this one, but I think I will let Jason answer.

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Wed Jun 11, 2003 1:17 am

Sorry thought most people knew that i've been in a wheel chair for about 4 years now. The Mocr's and station will be accessable but there is just no way to make the orbuters accessable. Hopefuly with more physical therapy i could get mobile enough to participate in more of the space camp stuff then i could now.

stargazer0105 · Post by **stargazer0105** » Wed Jun 11, 2003 11:45 am

What happened? Sorry, I don't mean to get too personal on ya.

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Wed Jun 11, 2003 12:12 pm

Its ok i was diagnosed with cancer on my spine. It was operated on and whatever wasnt removed was sent into remission through radiation and chemo.

stargazer0105 · Post by **stargazer0105** » Wed Jun 11, 2003 1:23 pm

Ahhh...That explains a lot of the comments you've made.

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Wed Jun 11, 2003 1:24 pm

Glad i could clear that up.