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How do I land this thing?249 viewsChuck tries to find the runway at Cape Canaveral so he can land the Space Shuttle.Jul 05, 2019
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Houston, We Have a Problem - 218 viewsChuck Mattox is at the controls. -- Chuck gets help from the instructor piloting the Space Shuttle.Jul 05, 2019
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Discovery Control Simulator278 viewsFeaturing Jim Windlinger, Pam Bloxham and Rick Gering.Jul 05, 2019
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Simulated Shuttle Controls215 viewsRick Gering pilots the Shuttle while Chuck Mattox, Pat Bush and the Turkish instructor (whose name I don't remember) look on.Jul 05, 2019
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Surveyor Lunar Lander253 viewsA mockup of the first US spacecraft to successfully make a soft landing on the Moon.Jul 05, 2019
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Pictures at an Exhibition240 viewsChuck and Sandie check out some of the pictures on the wall near the Surveryor Lunar Lander. Space Camp promotes international amity; even Greek and Turkish kids get along fine here, regardless of their parents' hostilities. (No Armenians though.)Jul 05, 2019
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Hydroponics Lab244 viewsWhere Martian carnivorous plants are grown to prepare trainees for an eventual landing on the Red Planet. They also help the staff to deal with uncooperative visitors.Jul 05, 2019
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Getting acquainted266 viewsOur tour group munches on noshes provided by Space Camp while getting acquainted with the staff.Jul 05, 2019
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Mars Surface Exhibit249 viewsA simulation of the surface of the planet Mars. No Martians in evidence.Jul 05, 2019
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Checking into Space Camp Turkey213 viewsLocated in the Aegean Free Zone, Space Camp Turkey was the second institution of its kind to be established worldwide, the original being in Huntsville, Alabama. Its primary focus is to promote education in science by inspiring interest in space travel.Jul 05, 2019
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End of the Production Line231 viewsThe turbine blades come rolling off the production line and out to the storage area.Jul 04, 2019
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Blades Galore261 viewsAnother view of the interior of the turbine blade factory.Jul 04, 2019
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