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Topic:	STS-20: Georgia elementary school shuttle sim

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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="600"><TR><td bgcolor="#000000"><TABLE BORDER=0 cellpadding=4 border=0 cellspacing=1 WIDTH="100%"><TR bgcolor="#660000"><TD COLSPAN=2><CENTER><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#ffffff" FACE="arial, helvetica">T O P I C     R E V I E W</font></CENTER></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="arial, helvetica">hoorenz</FONT></TD><TD><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="arial, helvetica">Currently underway at little over 6 hours MET. Wonderful to watch. "Flight, FIDO" ... "Flight, FIDO" - "FIDO, CapCom" - "CapCom, FIDO" - "FIDO, CapCom, Flight has left the room" (Big smile and rolling eyes by little girl at FIDO console).<P>Watch it live and enjoy.<P><center><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BzmK5vpP0Kk?rel=0&showinfo=0" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen>

Joel Katzowitz

Yes Erik, this program and these kids are awesome.

I was there yesterday morning for the launch. I've photographed this event for 5 years and it never gets old. The school is Russell Elementary located in Smyrna Georgia and the teacher who runs the program is Chris Laster.

I'll post some photos in a couple of days, stay tuned.

hoorenz

(Unidentified flight controller): "I feel a little sick, may I be excused?" Flight Director: "Affirmative" (Luckily, it was just minutes before shift handover.)

Joel Katzowitz

Twenty launches and going strong. That should be this year's motto for the Russell Elementary School Shuttle simulator program. On Thursday morning (May 3), for the fifth consecutive year, I headed to the school to help document their shuttle "launch."

The program was started by and is still run by Chris Laster. The students have to volunteer to be involved with the program and it takes a lot of extra work on their part to participate. Their dedication, along with everyone else involved with the school, is obvious. My understanding is it's the only school in country with this program.

The orbiter, Intrepid, which is housed in an onsite trailer, contains a working flight deck that is amazing, as well as living quarters in the mid deck.

The mission lasts for about 28 hours and the crew sleeps in the mid deck bunks at night along with a chaperone who is also a member of the crew.

The Mission Control Center would make NASA proud. It's manned for the entire mission and accommodates all of the personnel, communications and electronics to make the mission successful.

My favorite part of the morning is the astronaut and flight controller walkout. The crew parade through the entire school with all of their civilian classmates yelling, screaming, and waving flags in support and admiration.

Here are several photos from this year's launch, enjoy.

Joel Katzowitz

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