Posts Tagged by Space

#NASASocial with Astronaut Joe Acaba

*Let me first start off with thanking NASA, NASA Social, and Astronaut Joe Acaba.  The morning started bright, err not bright, and early with a 6 am spin class. I did not enjoy this spin class and left early to hit up the row machine before getting ready. I was ready and headed back to… more

My First Advanced Academy

What an incredibly fun and relaxing week I had with my first Advanced team! Not only did I have a team, but I also worked up on flight deck of the orbiter we use for Advanced teams. So, I not only had the opportunity to get to see my team, but I also got to… more

So, what’s new?? Catching up on all things Space!

First Space Camp Group

Well Happy February 10th!! My how time has flown since I last posted and how much has happened!! Let us start at the beginning. Everyone remember graduation on the 31st? Okay, good! After graduation, a huge group of us went out to grab some yummy food and of course a few celebratory drinks, but not… more

Space Camp Crew Trainer Graduation

Happy January 31st!! Happy Space Camp Crew Trainer graduation day, as well!! The day has finally come and gone. I officially have my wings and the trust of Red Bull to be given my own team. Say what? If you do not remember from this post, I was given a team the day after graduation… more

Things you learn from shadowing at Space Camp

Happy January 30th!! I am officially off for the day after being up at 5:15AM. Yes, I know some of you get up that early everyday. Go ahead, judge me. No, it actually was not that bad. My first alarm went off at 5AM playing “It’s a Beautiful Day” <How can you have a bad… more

Remembering, SC Movie, and “Hoot” Gibson!

Happy January 29th! First things first, please take a moment to remember the crew of Apollo 1 (Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee), Challenger (Rick Scobee, Michael Smith, Judith Resnik, Ellison Onizuka, Ron McNair, Greg Jarvis, and Christa McAuliffe), and Columbia (Rick Husband, William McCool, Michael Anderson, Ilan Ramon, Kalpana Chawla, David Brown, and… more

Space Camp for a Day

Happy January 25th!! Anyone want to guess what happened today? Yep, SPACE CAMP FOR A DAY!! Sierra, what is Space Camp for a Day? Well, let me tell you. Space Camp for a Day is when they bring in area students and let them go on Space Camp campus and their new Crew Trainers that… more

You gave me a team the day after I graduate from Space Camp??

Happy January 22nd!! My my, has it been a crazy week!!  Last post, was all or mostly about teach backs here at Space Camp. I am crazy happy to report that I redid my Early Space History teach back on Friday evening and I passed!! One big change I made was getting an actual notebook… more