Good flight, arrived safely at Amsterdam and awaiting connecting flight to Manchester.
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Saturday 18 February 2017
Airport
All safely through security at Houston airport.....fingers crossed flight is on time.
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Packed
Friday 17 February 2017
Space Centre University Graduation
Brunch with an Astronaut
We were treated to an inspirational talk by astronaut Dr Donald A. Thomas who has been on 4 space shuttle missions.....his overriding message was 'never give up'. It took him 4 attempts to be accepted on the NASA astronaut training programme in order to follow his childhood dream. It was the highlight of a most incredible week here in Texas.
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Thermal Shield Test
Thursday 16 February 2017
Scuba Diving
Robotics Testing
In beautiful sunshine the groups tested their rover on Martian territory, their task was to collect as many rock samples as they could......from gullies, craters and even volcanoes. Along with the engineering design of the rover, the skill of the operator was also important. The most any group collected was 3 rock samples, results are to be announced tomorrow.
Neutral Buoyancy Lab
We have had a very exciting morning visiting the Neutral Buoyancy Lab where astronauts can experience the effects of weightlessness. It is a huge pool 40 feet deep with space station replicas on the floor. We were extremely fortunate to be there as 2 astronauts (Alexander Gerst and Jeanette Epps) were putting on space suits and being lowered into the water. Look them up as they are both assigned to space missions in the near future!
Absolutely out of this world experience! Now looking forward to scuba diving.
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Absolutely out of this world experience! Now looking forward to scuba diving.
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Wednesday 15 February 2017
Kemah Boardwalk
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