Space Camp- Becca Blog 8

Space Camp

 Last week I went to space camp, and it was one of the most exiting things I'd ever done! I did lots of fun stuff like the Manual Maneuvering Unit, which is the only simulator at space camp that is not based on one of NASA's.

Me in MMU

 There is also the a simulator called the 1/6 gravity chair, it simulates walking on the moon. The third, and most likely known to you is the Multi Axis Trainer (the spinning, seemingly out of control, sphere looking thing that simulates breaking into the atmosphere from outer space)

Yash in MAT

ya, that. We also did two missions the shuttle mission, and the lunar mission. In the shuttle mission I was in mission control, and in the lunar mission I was the commander. During the shuttle mission (that, by the way, we were getting graded on) my friend Mike insisted on telling a joke about gatorade, but I won't bore you with the details. Then, on the lunar mission, being the goofball  that he is, Mike tells the same joke, and then, as if the situation couldn't get any goofier, he gets my other friend, Yash, (above in MAT) to play rock paper scissors during the mission. Boys, I'll never understand them! but then again, us girls are pretty crazy too!

Me being crazy

 We also rode lots of simulators, built a cube under water, and launched model rockets that failed miserably, but Stephanie got her explosion. Last but not least, graduation. During graduation, our team won the Most Spirited award and the Best Mission Patch award

Our Mission Patch

All in all my time at Space Camp was wonderful, and I would definitely recommend this experience to everyone that I know.

Me and my buds

Chillin my way thru the day- Tyrannosaurusbec (aka, Becca)