Friday, March 15

GRADUATION DAY!!

9 am CST

Huntsville, AL

Under the Shuttle 

(weather permitting)

Graduation was AWESOME....it was the first time we ever had the opportunity to graduate outside in 14 years!!

CASPER TEAM

CHARLIE BROWN

 

 EAGLE TEAM

        
This year the teams were named for Apollo capsules or lunar rovers, that was a first too, we have always had astronaut names.

Congrats to our Charlie Brown team took home the "Best Mission Patch" design!!  WOOHOO!! 

Congrats to the Camper with the "RIGHT STUFF" ..... John Wulff....AWESOME JOB!!

We had a GREAT week this year....mark it down as year number 14!  March 2014 will be here before you know it and it will be time to BLAST off again!!

Ad Astra!!

Thursday, March 14

Another beautiful, but cool morning. Today our campers viewed "Hubble" in the IMAX. I am sure it was AWESOME!  Rocket Launches and the Bravo mission are scheduled for today.

Reminder:  Graduation is at 9 am CST tomorrow (Friday) morning in Huntsville.  If you are driving in early morning it is about a 3 hour drive. As of right now they say the weather will be BEAUTIFUL and we may get to graduate outside under the shuttle.  This will be a first for us....AWESOME....
You may want to bring a jacket as it may still be a little cool in the morning.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1....BLAST off with ROCKET LAUNCHES:

BRAVO MISSIONS:

ROCK CLIMBING:

Our day ended with Space Bowl in the Discovery Theater to test our knowledge on what we learned this week.  Boy, we have learned a lot!!  Now it is off to pack and get ready for bed....GRADUATION will come early in the morning!!

Wednesday, March 13

Another GREAT start of a day!!  The sun is shining, but the wind is cool.  Today's schedule is jam packed...

In the IMAX this morning we viewed "The Dream is Alive"  it was very powerful and insightful....it's to bad the NASA program is not being funded to the full extent to get our children into space!

Two of our teams, Casper and Charlie Brown, tried out the MAT (Multi Axis Trainer).  According to Mrs. Clark, they looked liked hamsters pinned into a giant hamster ball. 

The MMU chair was also a success...

Whats next:

Tonight we will get to view the Mars 2050 presentations...what creative futuristic cities will we see!

Tuesday, March 12

WOW....what a beautiful, dry morning!!  It's about 8 am and the teams are doing their Astronaut Physical Training before breakfast!!

Today's schedule includes "Hail Columbia" in the IMAX, Alpha Mission, MMU, 1/6 chair, building a Mars 2050 city,  viewing the Gemini-Apollo 10 in the Davidson Center, Strange Science and a SKYPE home to Potter Gray to just name a few.

YUMMY....astronaut trainers really know how to eat.  Today's lunch included baked chicken, pizza, hotdogs, hamburgers, creamy cauliflower, cooked carrots, awesome salad bar, fruit and ice cream....the boys seem to really love it because it is ALL you can eat!!  They are not going hungry!

Skyping friends at Potter Gray.















Building 2050 Mars cities...

SPACE CAMP:  $700
Flight Suit:  $80
Space Camp T-shirt:  $10
Robo Served Yogurt:  $6
Disposable Camera:  $4
Viewing Endeavour Missions:  PRICELESS








PRICELESS!!!

Monday, March 11

Rain, Rain, Rain...everyone made it to breakfast and seemed to be fine!  PG kids dug into trays of biscuits, sausage, scrambled eggs, star tater tots, French toast sticks, cereal and fruit...YUMMY!!

Traveled to the IMAX to view "Magnificent Desolation"....all seemed to be glued in!!!

Then off to find our mission positions:

Smile......






All teams built their rockets this afternoon and are ready for launch on Thursday.

SIMS tonight included:

5 DF (5 Degrees of Freedom)

1/6 Chair....What it would be like to walk on the moon....

What a Marvelous Monday....and Terrific Tuesday is right around the corner!!

Landing in Huntsville, March 10

We made it!!!  44 crew members accounted for and ready to go....2 still to arrive!  The bus ride was quiet, haha and the bathroom was spotless...well almost!

 

After arriving, making beds, unpacking it was time to visit Sickbay and meet the nurse.

Trainees then went through orientation, learned the rules, met their counselors and were ready for their adventure.

Teams are as follows:
CASPER:
Stone, Tanner, Campbell, Stuart, Kamden, Nick, Clark, Taylor, Liam, Nathan, Chloe, Leah, Darby, Hannah B., and Hannah L.

CHARLIE:
Zak, Soren, Morgan, Grace, Kevin, Becca, Faith, Ruthie, Melody, Matthew, Rachel, Will, Tucker, Jonah, Kassidy, and John W.

EAGLE:  
Sara-Kate, Reagan, Shawn, Audrey, Jullian, Lauren, Evan, Cailey, Emma Kate, Tre, Collier, Cullen, Maunil, Ronit, and Jon

Tomorrow we are slated for the IMAX, Magnificent Desolation, Alpha Mission Training, Rocket construction and much more, so tune in...
 

Blast Off to Huntsville

5, 4, 3, 2, 1.....BLAST OFF!!

46 Fifth graders will be departing Potter Gray Elementary on Sunday, March 10 at 10:30 AM and will be landing in Huntsville, Alabama at around 2 PM. Our bags are packed and our brains are ready! Follow this blog to see what is happening after landing. It will be an awesome learning experience!!

Hope they don't forget their gear:

ITEMS TO BRING

  Prescription medications

  Vitamins and/or herbal products

The above will be collected and dispensed by our nursing staff.

 Sheets, pillowcases and blankets are provided

  Towels and Washcloth

  Spending Money for vending machines - $1.00 denominations

  Calling Card

  Combination padlock (students must know their combination)

  Toothbrush/toothpaste

  Bath Soap (travel size)

  Flip Flops for shower or shower shoes

  Deodorant

  Shampoo

  Hair brush/comb

  Sleepwear

  Casual Clothes

  Climate appropriate outerwear (jacket/rain poncho)

  Socks and Athletic shoes (closed toed shoes)

  Zip lock bags for soiled clothing

PLEASE DO NOT BRING

Cellular phones

Portable music players

Hand-held computer games

Skateboards

Roller blades

Other expensive items