A lovely series, Peter. And good on you for finally "getting there”! May you
enjoy many more childhood wish fulfillments…with a camera at hand. :)
Best regards,
Peter S.
On Feb 25, 2020, at 10:44 PM, Peter Klein <boulanger.croissant@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I'm back from 12 days in Texas--Houston and Austin. A highlight of the trip
was a visit to NASA's Johnson Space Center. It was pilgrimage I've wanted to
make all my life. Part of me is still that space-crazed kid who watched all
the launches, hoping I'd be in one of those spacecraft someday.
Building 30 houses most of the Mission Control rooms, past and present. The
room used for the Apollo program has been restored to look as much as
possible as it did at the moment Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon 50
years ago. The period "artifacts" are very detailed, many contributed by
people who worked there during the Apollo program.
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49585990292/in/dateposted-public/>
A better view of the center consoles. Flight Director Gene Kranz' console is
just left of center.
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49585990232/in/dateposted-public/>
Another console, closer up:
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49585753721/in/dateposted-public/>
The building courtyard, with its historic landmark landmark plaque:
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49585990392/in/dateposted-public/>
A very happy visitor:
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49585753836/in/dateposted-public/>
The room is smaller than it appeared on TV. Wide-angle lenses do that. The
viewing area is behind glass in what used to be the VIP observation
area--reserved for astronaut's families and visiting dignitaries back in the
day. They normally show an audio-visual presentation of the minutes before
and after the landing, but it, um, malfunctioned. No matter. They displayed
the "one small step" picture, and a guide talked us through. All I cared
about was that I was THERE.
Olympus E-M5 and Panasonic 20/1.7. Enjoy!
--Peter
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