My family and I did a public tour in the mid 90’s when I was working in TX
- highly memorable - especially how small it was in real life!
Jez
On Thu, 27 Feb 2020 at 03:26, Mark Marr-Lyon <mark.marrlyon@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Thanks for showing those Peter! I spent quite a bit of time in Houston,
> mostly at Ellington Field, but part of it at JSC, during grad school and
> some years ago I was there for a work conference. Tours were arranged of
> many amazing facilities, including the Apollo control room. That was prior
> to the restoration, though they told us it was to begin soon. We were
> allowed out of the observation room and given quite some time just to
> wander around the consoles. Even though I was limping badly because of what
> turned out to be my first experience with gout, it was absolutely
> ineffable. One of the coolest places I have ever been to, and I'm very glad
> it's part of the public tours now.
>
> Mark
>
> On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 8:44 PM Peter Klein <boulanger.croissant@xxxxxxxxx
> >
> wrote:
>
> > I'm back from 12 days in Texas--Houston and Austin. A highlight of the
> > trip was a visit to NASA's Johnson Space Center. It was pilgrimage I've
> > wanted to make all my life. Part of me is still that space-crazed kid
> > who watched all the launches, hoping I'd be in one of those spacecraft
> > someday.
> >
> > Building 30 houses most of the Mission Control rooms, past and present.
> > The room used for the Apollo program has been restored to look as much
> > as possible as it did at the moment Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon
> > 50 years ago. The period "artifacts" are very detailed, many
> > contributed by people who worked there during the Apollo program.
> > <
> >
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49585990292/in/dateposted-public/
> > >
> >
> > A better view of the center consoles. Flight Director Gene Kranz'
> > console is just left of center.
> > <
> >
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49585990232/in/dateposted-public/
> > >
> >
> > Another console, closer up:
> > <
> >
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49585753721/in/dateposted-public/
> > >
> >
> > The building courtyard, with its historic landmark landmark plaque:
> > <
> >
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49585990392/in/dateposted-public/
> > >
> >
> > A very happy visitor:
> > <
> >
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49585753836/in/dateposted-public/
> > >
> >
> > The room is smaller than it appeared on TV. Wide-angle lenses do that.
> > The viewing area is behind glass in what used to be the VIP observation
> > area--reserved for astronaut's families and visiting dignitaries back in
> > the day. They normally show an audio-visual presentation of the minutes
> > before and after the landing, but it, um, malfunctioned. No matter. They
> > displayed the "one small step" picture, and a guide talked us through.
> > All I cared about was that I was THERE.
> >
> > Olympus E-M5 and Panasonic 20/1.7. Enjoy!
> > --Peter
> >
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