MSL Launch Day at KSC – 11/26/11
Al Worden gave a curious smile and asked me, "How are you doing?" "Good, how are you sir." I replied. He gave a look towards the video camera and asked, "What are you up to?" I responded, "Video taping you." He looked surprised and said, "Are you!?" I replied, "Yeah." He gave his mischievous smile and said, "Well... you got to promise me to delete anything I say that is bad."
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Sarah finished her overview of the consoles in the control room and was answering questions when suddenly a cell phone rang. It was made very clear to us that there was no flash photography and no cell phones during the tour. So why do I hear a cell phone ringing? Even if our hosts hadn't make a point about no cell phones, I still felt it very rude for someone to be taking a cell call during our Mission Control tour. Suddenly everyone's attention changed drastically as Ameko announced "Sorry to interrupt... we have 30 seconds of coverage, can everybody hear? I have Ron Garan on line with us from the International Space Station." Ok, I stand corrected on that whole cell phone business - a ringing cell phone from an astronaut in outer space is never a rude interruption!
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