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Fun Rally Attendees

If you think you may want to visit the NBL on Saturday morning, please send an e-mail to John Haas, jrhaas60@gmail.com with your name and country of citizenship. If you are not a US citizen, John must have your name and country of citizenship by April 16th. Providing your name does not commit you to the event should you elect an alternative activity on that day. However, not providing your information will exclude you from the opportunity.


The Fun Rally will be in Texas shortly. We are gearing up to provide everyone a great time. We look forward to seeing you here.

JT



Bouyancy LabThe Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) is NASA’s astronaut training facility located at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The NBL is an engineering marvel. It consists of an indoor pool 202 feet in length, 102 feet wide, 40 feet deep, and contains 6.2 million gallons of water. That’s 23.5 million liters for you scientists and Europeans! The pool is used to train astronauts for spacewalks in upcoming missions. The NBL contains full-sized mock-ups of the International Space Station (ISS) modules and payloads including an operational version of the ISS robotic shuttle arm. After the NBL, we’re off to Rocket Park. It’s a history of the rockets used in the Space Program. Lots of horsepower! There we’ll see a Saturn V Rocket, the most powerful rocket ever built. Its design played a major role in successfully transporting and landing American astronauts on the moon during the Apollo missions. Over 360 feet tall and parked on its side for excellent viewing, this Saturn V is one of only three left in existence. After lunch, you may return to the Resort or visit the San Jacinto Monument



SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: The names of ALL NBL participants will have to be submitted to the NASA badging office 30 days in advance to allow for non-US citizens to attend. Your name and country of citizenship MUST be provided to John Haas, jrhaas60@gmail.com, by April 16, 2015. Even if you’re unsure whether you might attend this event, get on the list just in case.