Day 5

On Thursday we were visited by astronaut Dr. Bernard Harris and a representative from ExxonMobil. The campers had a great time learning about the challenges of space flight, eating lunch with Dr. Harris, and asking questions about flying on the space shuttle. Much of the day's curriculum centered around space flight, including testing the "space suit" material and planetary landers our campers made. Only a couple of the landers broke the raw eggs they were carrying after a drop from a 40-foot tall building.

Dr. Harris




































Testing our space suit material












14 layers of paper, foam, foil, ...












Simulating a hit by a micro-meteoroid































Testing our planetary landers. As for the space suit design tests, a budget restriction was employed so the campers had to be creative in what they could do with a limited amount of material.



































































































A vacuum suit












Preparing for tomorrow's hike in the Snowy Range