I Wrote a Book For You!
Yep, I wrote a book. Actually it is an archive of all my blog posts from 2011 bundled together in one easy to read book. Since most of my blog posts are so long and read more like book chapters, it made sense to put them all together in a book format.
Read MoreWalking on the Moon with Harrison Schmitt of Apollo 17
"And right at the instant that we lifted off all we had on the communication link was static... We couldn't hear a thing. And of course Cernan as the commander was getting very upset that he couldn't hear the ground talking to him and I said 'I didn't do anything!'"
Read MoreGo For It! (JSC135 Tweetup – Part 1)
Sitting in the cockpit of this simulator would be identical to being in the cockpit of the real shuttle - the motion based simulator even tilts up 90 degrees to put you on your back for launch. Since STS-135 was now in orbit and the last shuttle mission to fly, this simulator was going to be decommissioned only a few days after the JSC Tweetup. To me, this was the closest I was ever going to get to being an astronaut, so I felt like it was a now or never opportunity.
Read MoreAl Worden at KSC – May 2, 2010
"On my third trip out I stood up on the outside of the service module – you figure we’re 50,000 miles this side of the moon and 200,000 miles from Earth – hooked my feet to the foot restraints and stood up and just looked around and – unbelievable site, I could see both the Earth and the Moon in the same phase. Really, really weird place to be, you know."
Read MoreIt Must Be A Midlife Crisis – I Just Went to Space Camp (#sctweetup – Part 1)
Even though I hadn't experienced anything beyond walking in the building by this point, I envied them and the adventures I knew they were already having. If only I could be a kid again...
Read MoreAdvertisement
