Sunday, June 2, 2024
Emily has been waiting for this day for 365 days - Space Camp! She loved her team so much last year and 3 of her teammates from last year were coming back this year. They all requested to be on the same team again this year and from the moment they were all reunited you could see just how much fun they were going to have together this week.
Emily was back in habitat 3 (with Aviation Challenge) again this year, but she wasn't as bummed about it this time around. Apparently the bathrooms are better than in hab 2. Before we even got her checked in, she found some of her teammates and joy ensued.
I can't tell you too much about the week of course since I was not there, but I can tell some of the goings on from the pictures we were lucky enough to get from Bunk1. Starting immediately on Sunday night they began training for missions. They also participated in some team building activities and classroom sessions along with some time in the multi access trainer.
But of course the things that always brings Emily back, year after year, are the missions. She loves them...especially when she gets a role in Mission Control - which she did this year (two of the three missions). She worked on an Extra Vehicular Activity on one mission - hanging from a harness to assemble some things with teammates for their ship (no pictures unfortunately). Then the other two missions she was in mission control - and the best part was that for the extended mission she was the flight director - a very exciting and coveted role. Seen below, on one mission, some of her teammates ended up unconscious and they had to go on without them!
They definitely had quite a full week! Next year she is eligible for Elite Space Academy, but getting a seat will be a challenge so here's to hoping!
