Cadet training day 1

It's super strange to me how even though we have a house full of people we still miss the one that's gone.  One thing I am really glad of is the pictures and updates we are getting from Ethan's teachers.  It's so nice to know what he's doing and to see the great time he is having.  Also he has been calling for  just a minute each night to check in and he is having such a great time.  I was very surprised to hear him say how much he liked the simulators.  He hates carnival rides and roller coasters so I thought he would hate them as well.  He said he "loved them!"  His teams mission is on the space station group, he was happy with the assignment.

from the program guide; "During the five-night program, trainees participate in two 1-hour simulated shuttle missions. Students in mission control will monitor the progress and safety of the mission, those in the shuttle will successfully launch and land the spacecraft, and those in the space station will conduct science experiments while learning basic scientific principles."

We had a beautiful day for all the teams to get to ride all of the outside simulators including Space Shot and G-Force.  Unfortunately, we were unable to get photos from all of the teams but the ones that are there are pretty good.  The rest of the week looks like it will be getting colder so it was good to get those in today.  The teams also rode on the infamous M.A.T.s!!!   

Mission trainings were also completed by all teams and the kids seemed really excited about their positions.  We did one of two of the IMAX movies, hit the gift shop, learned about the early missions of Mercury and Gemini and finally a lesson on how to find and identify constellations.