Unlike many, I’ve never wanted to be an astronaut. I like gravity and oxygen too much. The predictable way water runs downhill, the abundance of air and not having to worry about freezing to death or being radiated by the sun to a crisp every time I step outside just suits me fine. Nevertheless spending the day at the NASA command center was pretty cool. It really is amazing what brainpower, ingenuity, physics and some metal and duct tape can do. The thing that stuck me most – the tour guide said the average age of the men (of course they were all men in those days) running the command center that put Armstrong and Aldrin on the moon was 26 years of age. I guess Jesus was 33 when he was crucified, leaving behind a major religion. Mark was 23 when he became the Facebook billionaire. Feeling a little small and insignificant. I guess that’s what happens when you see the earth from space. <\/p>\n

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Starting the day with a nap…<\/p><\/div>\n

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…and a hearty breakfast…<\/p><\/div>\n

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…at IHOP<\/p><\/div>\n

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Then off to the Houston Space Center<\/p><\/div>\n

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Baby Boy O quickly made friends who were out of this world!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Houston, we have a problem<\/p><\/div>\n

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Luckily it is easy to bundle him up all nice and snug<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mission control<\/p><\/div>\n

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Standing in good company<\/p><\/div>\n

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Some seriously cool stuff<\/p><\/div>\n

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Real life mock up of the International Space Station<\/p><\/div>\n

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Headed for Mars<\/p><\/div>\n

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Built by rocket scientists<\/p><\/div>\n

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Star struck<\/p><\/div>\n

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How do astronauts go to the bathroom? With difficulty…<\/p><\/div>\n

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The real stuff<\/p><\/div>\n

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It rocks! <\/p><\/div>\n

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Endeavor, the space shuttle, not boat<\/p><\/div>\n

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All suited up<\/p><\/div>\n

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In the rocket command seat<\/p><\/div>\n

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Getting him clean for his next mission…off to sleep<\/p><\/div>\n

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Yesterday’s post: Hello Texas<\/a><\/p>\n

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