Monday, November 13, 2006

Space Shuttle/Space Station Trainers


Both the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle have life size mock-ups in a huge hanger in Houston, so that astronauts can train on equipment that feels like the real thing (minus zero gravity, of course). While everything seemed pretty big when I was standing next to it on the ground, it's really very tiny hanging out there in orbit next to the solar system....

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