
Well this is quite a crew! Clark James, me, Mel, Bryce, James' wife Madeline, and Dan! |

Look at the size of that space telescope, that's so funny |

Discovery looking good! |

Dan demonstrates how space happens |

Soyuz, you so little |

Checking out the old Delta behind the visitor's center |

Yeah, space is pretty cool |

James found this random kitchen knife in the parking lot for B29 |

The ROC was open and photos were allowed! This is our full-sized Landsat-7 mockup |

Landsat-7! We're coming for you! |

Big shiny spaceship |

James is into it |

Someone made a tiny Wilson out of a tennis ball |

Mel and Dan are thinking about starting a band |

Mel's all about ruining perfectly good photos by deploying The Crazy Eyes |

Mmhmm.. |

This is the hexapod. It simulates the movements of Landsat-7 as our arm moves in for capture |

The gold thing is Landsat-7 and the silver thing is a mockup of our payload, which sits on top of the main spacecraft bus. We use heavy industrial arms for practice and development |

Another view of the hexapod |

Back of the hexapod |

See that boxy protrusion at the bottom-left? That's the cover over the fill and drain valve. That's what we need to cut off |

Me with Landsat-7! |

"It's right behind me, isn't it" |

James and Madeline with Landsat-7 |

Don't clap at the phone! |

James demonstrates the different stages of refueling |

And then there's this thing |

I think that instrument at the top-right is the main camera |

Looking down at the rest of the ROC. We didn't go down there since another tour was going on |

James and Bryce peek into the back of the SSDIF |

James saw these stairs with some sort of sign saying not to go to the top.. so he immediately got on the bottom |

Checking out the scary centrifuge |

Checking out the scary vibe room |

Dan's been on this tour a few times |

James, Madeline, Bryce, Mel, and Dan with the SES |

Look at the size of that subwoofer, that's so funny |

James with the hydraulics-driven subwoofer |

Mel and Madeline at the observation window |

Hanging around, looking at the SSDIF |

Back at my house.. it's time for fun and games! |

Games and beer are fun |

Dan loves games |

Neil! Looking good! |

Mel and Bryce are in the Hood Club |

Yeahhhh, hood club for life |

This was a mean picture I took and decided to keep for all eternity. We'll never forget, Mel!! |

Ha, what's that face, James? |

Hanging around the Codenames table |

Mel's having fun |

James thinks deep thoughts |

The Clark James story |

Bye Madeline and James! Thanks for visiting! Have a good road trip! |