Space Camp Preparation

The week of March 3rd through 7th I will be attending Space Camp with the North Carolina Center for Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT). The week will be devoted to "astronaut training" it which we will do things like;

• 1/6 gravity trainer to see what it's like to walk on the moon
• train for an extravehicular activity in the Five Degrees of Freedom simulator
• maneuver a MMU for our first space walk
• and maybe take a spin in the multi-axis trainer (feel what it's like inside a spacecraft
• lift off in Space Shot
• Tour Rocket Park and visit NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center which monitors the International Space Station

I can't wait to share my adventure with you all. All of the activities above will be tied into my training for the mission in which everyone of us will have a different role.

When I was young I wanted to be an astronaut and dreamed of going to Space Camp. It's hard to believe that 25 years later I will get the opportunity. It's never too late!!!

Take some time to explore the Space Camp site in the links column. Any questions/comments are welcome.

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