I think this is the preview Karen is referring to in her comment on my last post. There is a short clip of someone on the Vomit Comet, but it is not me. The majority of the footage that Discovery has cleaned up and digitized in HD is from the early NASA programs. The clip of the Vomit Comet looks, to me (based on other video I’ve seen), like something from the early days of the shuttle program.
Nonetheless, When We Left Earth looks like an awesome series and I hope many of you will check it out. It is one of the coolest things I’ve seen thus far being done to celebrate NASA’s 50th birthday this year. The series begins this Sunday night on the Discovery channel, and I totally invited myself over to Gavin and Jen’s place to mooch a viewing on their HDTV. You can come too! I’m sure they won’t mind.
The Vomit Comet footage is Barbara Morgan leapfrogging over Christa McAuliffe during training for STS-51L.
I totally thought of you when I saw that clip. I figured it wasn’t you because it seemed it was more historical footage, but it reminded me of you too! I came home from seeing this ad in the theater and set my DVR. Can’t wait.
As we drove by NASA yesterday Jaclyn mentioned she would really like to see Mission Control (obviously not an option during a mission). She was an aerospace studies major in college and has always wanted to see Mission Control. I told her I would ask in hopes that perhaps you have some special pull.
If so, great – if not, we totally understand.
Augh, I completely forgot about this series! I’m sure it will be offered on DVD eventually.