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I'm in B329.....
I can remember when the NBL (Neutral Buoyancy Lab) was in B29 WETF (Weightless environment training facility) the pool is now filled in, and the building is now offices.....
Been out here going on 16 years. Super place to work, and be a part of the space program. The ingenuity of America never ceases to amaze me....if you can dream it....we can build it here at JSC....
T,
I can remember when the NBL (Neutral Buoyancy Lab) was in B29 WETF (Weightless environment training facility) the pool is now filled in, and the building is now offices.....
Been out here going on 16 years. Super place to work, and be a part of the space program. The ingenuity of America never ceases to amaze me....if you can dream it....we can build it here at JSC....
T,
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Supposed to be the largest indoor pool in the world. It is 20' above ground and 20' below ground. When they put the training articles in there, the walls expand so that the water level doesn't rise and flood the place.
Who do you work for? I worked in bld 12 for about 3 years in the mid 80's. Started my newest venture with Lockheed in 92 in bld 13, moved to the LM buildings in 98 and back onsite in bld 10 in 05 with Jacobs.
I'm in B329.....
I can remember when the NBL (Neutral Buoyancy Lab) was in B29 WETF (Weightless environment training facility) the pool is now filled in, and the building is now offices.....
Been out here going on 16 years. Super place to work, and be a part of the space program. The ingenuity of America never ceases to amaze me....if you can dream it....we can build it here at JSC....
T,
I can remember when the NBL (Neutral Buoyancy Lab) was in B29 WETF (Weightless environment training facility) the pool is now filled in, and the building is now offices.....
Been out here going on 16 years. Super place to work, and be a part of the space program. The ingenuity of America never ceases to amaze me....if you can dream it....we can build it here at JSC....
T,
I'm in B329.....
I can remember when the NBL (Neutral Buoyancy Lab) was in B29 WETF (Weightless environment training facility) the pool is now filled in, and the building is now offices.....
Been out here going on 16 years. Super place to work, and be a part of the space program. The ingenuity of America never ceases to amaze me....if you can dream it....we can build it here at JSC....
T,
I can remember when the NBL (Neutral Buoyancy Lab) was in B29 WETF (Weightless environment training facility) the pool is now filled in, and the building is now offices.....
Been out here going on 16 years. Super place to work, and be a part of the space program. The ingenuity of America never ceases to amaze me....if you can dream it....we can build it here at JSC....
T,
I like this moto "If you can dream it....we can build it "
I would have loved to get in that pool lol
That awesome!!
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more pic's
The first one is in the Vomit Comet (weightless plane)
The last one is
Bldg. #56 looking West, Clear Lake, Site #1. Components Test Facility, concrete construction.
The first one is in the Vomit Comet (weightless plane)
The last one is
Bldg. #56 looking West, Clear Lake, Site #1. Components Test Facility, concrete construction.
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Manned Space Center 1965, later to be renamed Johson Space Center. Look how clean Clear Lake was.
Great view of earth-1965
Astronaut Edward H. White II, pilot on the Gemini-Titan 4 spaceflight, is shown during his egress from the spacecraft. His face is covered by a shaded visor to protect him from the unfiltered rays of the sun. White became the first American astronaut to walk in space. He remained outside the spacecraft for 21 minutes during the third revolution of the Gemini-4 mission. He wears a specially designed spacesuit for the extravehicular activity (EVA). In his right hand, he carries a Hand-Held Self-Maneuvering Unit (HHSMU) with which he controlled his movements while in space. He was attached to the spacecraft by a 25-feet umbilical line and a 23-feet tether line, both wrapped together with gold tape to form one cord. He wears an emergency oxygen supply chest pack. Astronaut James A. McDivitt is command pilot for the Gemini-4 mission. EDITOR'S NOTE: Astronaut Edward H. White II died in the Apollo/Saturn 204 fire at Cape Kennedy on Jan. 27, 1967.
Great view of earth-1965
Astronaut Edward H. White II, pilot on the Gemini-Titan 4 spaceflight, is shown during his egress from the spacecraft. His face is covered by a shaded visor to protect him from the unfiltered rays of the sun. White became the first American astronaut to walk in space. He remained outside the spacecraft for 21 minutes during the third revolution of the Gemini-4 mission. He wears a specially designed spacesuit for the extravehicular activity (EVA). In his right hand, he carries a Hand-Held Self-Maneuvering Unit (HHSMU) with which he controlled his movements while in space. He was attached to the spacecraft by a 25-feet umbilical line and a 23-feet tether line, both wrapped together with gold tape to form one cord. He wears an emergency oxygen supply chest pack. Astronaut James A. McDivitt is command pilot for the Gemini-4 mission. EDITOR'S NOTE: Astronaut Edward H. White II died in the Apollo/Saturn 204 fire at Cape Kennedy on Jan. 27, 1967.
And thanks for posting up the pictures and info.
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Verdad Gallardo I think that has to be one of the best jobs getting to work and see this stuff first hand.
Video would be a most!!!!
Any of you that work there do you ever take your kids to work?? And what do your kids think about it?
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I have brought my 11 year old daughter and she is like ok? I work in a engineering lab (ISS power lab). I showed her the pool and all she said was can i get in? I said no lol and she was done with it! kids don't seem to find it to cool. or most anyway
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I work in a big *** machine shop. I have brought both of my kids out here a few years back. My son (now 20) doesn't really get into machining, but my daughter (now13) is leading her class in wood shop. She wants to become a machinist and work along side of her dad. 
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We have 2 cafateria's.
Anyone in here you recognize?
Ready to train an astronaut in the pool.
Or own Mars terrain testing facilities
X38 "lifeboat" in the back ground.
Anyone in here you recognize?
Ready to train an astronaut in the pool.
Or own Mars terrain testing facilities
X38 "lifeboat" in the back ground.
I work in a big *** machine shop. I have brought both of my kids out here a few years back. My son (now 20) doesn't really get into machining, but my daughter (now13) is leading her class in wood shop. She wants to become a machinist and work along side of her dad.
I have always been a space type person. So seeing and learning about new things and the history of Space is just cool to me.
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Been going on for a while
S82-28838 (30 March 1982) --- The Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-3) touches down on the Northrup Strip at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, marking the first time in its three-flight history that it has touched New Mexico soil. T-38 chase plane passenger, Mission Specialist-Astronaut Ronald E. McNair, who also shot some launch photography this flight, recorded a number of frames on 70mm film. Touchdown was shortly after 9 a.m. Mountain Standard Time, March 30, 1982.
S82-28838 (30 March 1982) --- The Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-3) touches down on the Northrup Strip at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, marking the first time in its three-flight history that it has touched New Mexico soil. T-38 chase plane passenger, Mission Specialist-Astronaut Ronald E. McNair, who also shot some launch photography this flight, recorded a number of frames on 70mm film. Touchdown was shortly after 9 a.m. Mountain Standard Time, March 30, 1982.
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This is the Gilruth Center and JSC daycare (just to the right and above center) with Space Center Blvd at the bottom.
Here is JSC in 91 above the shuttle and Nassau Bay at the nose of the 747.
Here is JSC in 91 above the shuttle and Nassau Bay at the nose of the 747.
I recognize some folks in the NBL picture, know quite a few of them.....
Not to bring the thread down, but please take a moment to remember all our brave astronauts, true pioneers of the new dawn of human space flight and exploration....... we just had a flyby in remembrance...
It was 25 years ago today that the Challenger tragedy occurred, 73 seconds into liftoff, that took the life of all 7 astronauts......
............RIP Challenger 7...and god speed.....
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