Like any good tourist, he took pictures of what he saw.
Space Camp, if you’re not familiar with it, is an Alabama state program that since 1982 has given more than half a million kids a week of training in what it takes to be an astronaut. I had come here as part of Road Trip 2008, my journey through the South, to see a little bit of what I had been hearing about since my teen years.
Click for galleryDuring their week here, kids aged 7 to 18 get a primer in a series of space-related activities, including piloting a space shuttle, running a shuttle mission, repairing a busted satellite, moon walking, and, yes, being spun around with huge force on the multi-axis trainer.
Oh, I’m familiar. I took a job answering phones there once. Being a Jizz Mopper in Hell would have been a kinder way to make a living.
(via cnet)
