The campers met together in the Challenger room for orientation.
Space Camp policies and procedures were presented in detail. Rules of conduct were clearly explained.
The campers were divided into teams. Our students where placed on Team Atlas. We moved outside to meet our team members and our evening team leader, Martin.
Team Atlas met under an actual space shuttle, Pathfinder.
Pathfinder is a Space Shuttle test simulator made of steel andwood.
The simulator was built at the Marshall Space Flight Center in 1977 for use in activities such as checking roadway clearances, crane capabilities and fits within structures.[1] Pathfinder is approximately the same size, shape and weight of an actual Orbiter. Using Pathfinder allowed for facilities testing without requiring use of the more delicate and expensiveEnterprise.[1
]Martin explained that NASA has borrowed parts of Pathfinder through the years for use on other shuttles.
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