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| Thumbs Up.........Breakfast Stayed Down!!! |
MORE PICTURES LATER... WE'RE POOPED!
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| What is this mass ball of green? |
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| Marsha can do push-ups aplenty on Mars. |
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| I can't believe we have to reinstall all this through this tiny opening! |
Monica, Joe, and I flew this morning. To have an experience that only very few are fortunate enough to have is simply indescribable. Meds this morning, last details of flight, off we go. After flying into the Gulf for 10 minutes, someone screams "feet down." That's an allusion to lay flat on your back, not moving. At 2 G's, your weight doubles. I loved this feeling. Trying to raise your arm is like lifting weights. I could not stop laughing.
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| Setting up for the second day of experimenting has its ups and downs! |
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After a few minutes of 2 G, we start dropping out of the sky, with an airplane wrapped around us. We just simply floated up, with our feet held down with a strap. We were not to let loose for at least 2 parabolas. But that first floating up, with only our feet holding us down, was, uh, rather cool? rad? sick? What's the best word for awesome right now?
Why did NASA do this for us? Why were we so lucky? The shuttle ends, the drama ends; the heroes are no longer visible. NASA still needs scientists, engineers, and countless computer geeks. There is an older generation retiring here. But the study of our universe is just beginning. We five go back to Fort Worth more stoked than ever to encourage our students' interest in science and math, much of which can be taught through the lens of NASA exploration. It is the hope here that manned flight from the U.S. is just being delayed a bit. We keep the faith that the U.S. will need more live bodies, as well as robots in the future. It is such an honor to help keep "the dream alive."
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| Joe, doing his best to hold on. |
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| How did that Hamster get in there? |
We thank our All Saints' family for supporting us in this experience. Although my work is done here, I will never stop talking about this. None of us will. We are closing this blog with more pictures, hoping to share the fun of it with all of you. Wish you were here.
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| First moment floating in zero G! |
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| New Best Friends: Doug and Fernando |
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