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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2003 11:54 am
by Boomerang
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.
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2003 12:23 pm
by Benji
sweeeeet
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2003 12:25 pm
by Boomerang
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.
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2003 3:22 pm
by spacecampaddict28
Brr.....I was out doing E and E when it was way too hot. We were sweating soooo much.
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2003 4:50 pm
by Boomerang
It was really hot when i did my E and E too and the nomex tanker coveralls didnt help anything either.
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2003 9:30 pm
by spacecampaddict28
They just gave us old flight suits that were already sticky and covered in dirt.
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2003 9:41 pm
by Boomerang
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.
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2003 9:43 pm
by spacecampaddict28
It is quite possible that I had those because they were so nasty and dirty, that you really couldn't tell what they were.
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2003 11:43 pm
by Boomerang
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.
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2003 8:31 am
by stargazer0105
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.
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2003 7:19 pm
by spacecampaddict28
Christmas Camp is MY CAMP! I have gone to two of them and soon to be three.
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2003 8:47 pm
by monkeynautt
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.
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2003 8:56 pm
by Boomerang
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.
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2003 11:12 pm
by stargazer0105
You always talk about how you could only do certain things, but I never understand why. Why?
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2003 11:24 pm
by spacecampaddict28
Well it is tempting to take this one, but I think I will let Jason answer.
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2003 1:17 am
by Boomerang
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.
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2003 11:45 am
by stargazer0105
What happened? Sorry, I don't mean to get too personal on ya.
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2003 12:12 pm
by Boomerang
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.
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2003 1:23 pm
by stargazer0105
Ahhh...That explains a lot of the comments you've made.
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2003 1:24 pm
by Boomerang
Glad i could clear that up.