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Hydroponics Lab719 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.
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Treading the Heavens708 viewsBut tethered to the ground. They wanted to keep him on a tight leash so he wouldn't get into mischief, as he usually does.
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Sandie at the Controls708 viewsSandie is in the left seat, the pilot's chair of the Discovery Space Shuttle.
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Sandie on the Moon706 viewsSandie getting ready for a moonwalk.
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Pictures at an Exhibition699 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.)
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Mission Control699 viewsGround control center for the Discovery Shuttle mockup. Named after Leif Ericsson, Viking discoverer of America. (I made that up, of course; I have no idea who the Ericsson being honored here was.)
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Mars Surface Exhibit698 viewsA simulation of the surface of the planet Mars. No Martians in evidence.
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Pat Bush on the Multi-Axis Trainer698 viewsI didn't dare to try this one myself.
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Nervous passengers on the Space Shuttle Discovery695 viewsElouise Mattox, Pam Bloxham and Pat Bush going for a ride in the Space Shuttle, no doubt wondering who is spying on them from the camera overhead.
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Chuck Moonwalker694 viewsThe unbearable lightness of being on the Moon, pace Milos Kundera.
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How do I land this thing?693 viewsChuck tries to find the runway at Cape Canaveral so he can land the Space Shuttle.
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Orientation Session693 viewsFacilities at Space Camp Turkey feature simulators to give participants the sensations of working and living in space. The orientation tells you what to expect, what are your chances of survival, etc.
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