Space Camp 2011

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  • TheRedburnTheRedburn Spaceman K Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited June 2011
    GHoosdum wrote:
    Kyle, I really wanted to go to space camp as a kid as well. I am sure you will have an awesome time.

    If you're interested in Mars, you might be interested in some of the books I had in my collection:

    Fiction (ranges from naive to improbable to somewhat realistic):
    The Sands of Mars by Arthur C. Clarke
    The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
    The Martian Way by Isaac Asimov
    "A Rose for Ecclesiastes" short story by Ray Bradbury
    Mars by Ben Bova
    Red Mars/Green Mars/Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
    Moving Mars by Greg Bear

    And a non-fiction entry:
    The Case for Mars by Robert Zubrin

    This is obviously just a small subset of what has been written about Mars, but I can personally vouch for all of the books I listed above.
    That would be great (seeing as a love reading as well as space). if you could bring them to the next Expo, that would be amazing. i appreciate it, Ghoosdum. :bigggrin:
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited June 2011
    Heh, I don't think he meant he was giving them to you. I think he was giving you a recommended reading list.

    I'll take you to the library and we can check out some of these.
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited June 2011
    Honestly, if I still had them, I'd definitely bring them, but I got rid of most of my book collection when I moved to California. :(

    I might still have the Zubrin book - I'll check the cabinet where I keep the books I moved with me to Cali. If I have it I'll bring it to Expo.

    If you've got a used bookstore in the area, most of them usually go for pretty cheap.
  • TushonTushon I'm scared, Coach Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    edited June 2011
    +1 for libraries. Librarians (I'm sure a certain Icrontian can confirm this) tend to enjoy helping people find books they will be interested in, and starting with a list like that should be cake for them to recommend more.
  • TheRedburnTheRedburn Spaceman K Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited June 2011
    Okay, i'll check the libraries and see, thanks again
  • djmephdjmeph Detroit Icrontian
    edited June 2011
    I too am the jelly.
  • PreacherPreacher Potomac, MD Icrontian
    edited August 2011
    Kyle,
    As far as I know, the major career paths to be an astronaut (at least when the Space Shuttle was still around) were as a scientist/payload specialist or military/commander/pilot. I would definitely go with a Science/Engineering degree in college as well.

    Enjoy Space Camp and Best of luck!
  • Mt_GoatMt_Goat Head Cheezy Knob Pflugerville (north of Austin) Icrontian
    edited August 2011
    Preacher wrote:
    Kyle,
    As far as I know, the major career paths to be an astronaut (at least when the Space Shuttle was still around) were as a scientist/payload specialist or military/commander/pilot. I would definitely go with a Science/Engineering degree in college as well.

    Enjoy Space Camp and Best of luck!

    So.... the Preacher goes for Spock over Kirk! :scratch:

    Of course Kyle knows that is a very logical choice!
  • the_technocratthe_technocrat IC-MotY1 Indy Icrontian
    edited August 2011
    Tushon wrote:
    +1 for libraries. Librarians (I'm sure a certain Icrontian can confirm this)

    I'm unaware of any icronibrarians, sexy or otherwise. ;)
  • TushonTushon I'm scared, Coach Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    edited August 2011
    the_technocrat wrote:
    I'm unaware of any icronibrarians, sexy or otherwise. ;)

    I think you just a Wags
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited August 2011
    She's an icronarchivist now.
  • TushonTushon I'm scared, Coach Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    edited August 2011
    I just lost the game
  • TheRedburnTheRedburn Spaceman K Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited August 2011
    Well evarone, i am back from space camp, and i had a great time
  • JokkeJokke Bergen, Norway Icrontian
    edited August 2011
    Ooh! Do tell. And don't leave out the dirty details! Oh, and pics please!
  • TheRedburnTheRedburn Spaceman K Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited August 2011
    Jokke wrote:
    Ooh! Do tell. And don't leave out the dirty details! Oh, and pics please!
    Well, sadly their is nothing dirty to tell (although their was a hot chick i liked). But, i was the commander of the shuttle Atlantis. Killing only 2 of my crew members, the rest of us survived (which was me and the pilot).
  • TheRedburnTheRedburn Spaceman K Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited August 2011
    Primesuspect has the pics, i believe
  • RyanFodderRyanFodder Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited August 2011
    Redburn wrote:
    Well, sadly their is nothing dirty to tell (although their was a hot chick i liked). But, i was the commander of the shuttle Atlantis. Killing only 2 of my crew members, the rest of us survived (which was me and the pilot).

    What was the mission? What happened?
  • TheRedburnTheRedburn Spaceman K Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited August 2011
    Our mission was to go to the ISS and repair a solar panel. We were about 3 days in the mission (not real time), and we were going into de-orbit. Going into de-orbit with the payload bay doors would have burnt our ship to a crisp. My mission specialists were doing an EVA (extra vehicular activity) on the shuttle. They were off schedule, and we happened to be going into de-orbit. So, I had to close the doors, leaving them stranded, but they were close to the International Space Station (I don't think they made it). And yeah.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited August 2011
    They grow up so fast.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited August 2011
    On a side note: I am extremely impressed with your use of punctuation, Kyle. A+
  • TushonTushon I'm scared, Coach Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    edited August 2011
    Redburn wrote:
    Our mission was to go to the ISS and repair a solar panel. We were about 3 days in the mission (not real time), and we were going into de-orbit. Going into de-orbit with the payload bay doors would have burnt our ship to a crisp. My mission specialists were doing an EVA (extra vehicular activity) on the shuttle. They were off schedule, and we happened to be going into de-orbit. So, I had to close the doors, leaving them stranded, but they were close to the International Space Station (I don't think they made it). And yeah.

    So, did you have a heart-wrenching moment with stares through the glass at them? I'm thinking you looked like Bruce Willis, but chose life instead of death. Thanks for blowing up that asteroid.
    prime wrote:
    On a side note: I am extremely impressed with your use of punctuation, Kyle. A+

    Send kid to space camp, comes back with good grammar. Everything went okay
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited August 2011
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  • djmephdjmeph Detroit Icrontian
    edited August 2011
    Welp, bay doors are closed, let's go find the moon.
  • TheRedburnTheRedburn Spaceman K Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited August 2011
    Yeah...
  • TheRedburnTheRedburn Spaceman K Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited August 2011
    I am very glad i got to go to Space Camp
  • djmephdjmeph Detroit Icrontian
    edited August 2011
    We are all living vicariously through you, Kyle. Keep up the good work.
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited August 2011
    I'm so proud of you, Kyle. I didn't make my first human sacrifice until well into my 20s.
  • TushonTushon I'm scared, Coach Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    edited August 2011
    I ate my first baby at 18. Wait, wut?

    J/k ... and Kyle, awesome!
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited August 2011
    Kyle, your description of the mission was fantastic and entertaining.
  • TheRedburnTheRedburn Spaceman K Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited August 2011
    Why a thank you :D
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