Here are a few photos taken inside NASA's Space Vehicle Mockup Facility
in Houston. Astronauts train here for future missions to the
International Space Station, the moon and Mars. It's hard to believe I
was there only 3 months ago, near the end of the "before-time."
This shot is particularly interesting because a NASA technician is
training a robot for a future Mars mission. I wondered about the pickup
truck. It turns out that they use it to teach the robot how to open doors.
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49943265091/in/dateposted-public/>
Here's the rest of my picks, showing ISS module mockups and such:
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49942752458/in/dateposted-public/>
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49943265161/in/dateposted-public/>
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49943265191/in/dateposted-public/>
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49943561352/in/dateposted-public/>
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49943561392/in/dateposted-public/>
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49943265261/in/dateposted-public/>
Olympus E-M5 and Panasonic 20/1.7 (40mm equivalent). Our large tour
group was packed into a narrow hallway above the facility, with thick
glass windows. I don't remember seeing the Space-X Dragon mockup, but
we were being moved along fairly quickly. View large and full screen if
you can. Enjoy!
--Peter
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