Smithsonian Museum Trip

Yesterday, we went to Washington D.C. to the Smithsonian Museum.
we had to get up EXTRA early to get on the bus.
then on the 2 HOUR bus ride there, i listened to music. talked and SLEPT!
i had already been to the smithsonian museum a couple times.
so nothing was really new.
but yea all in all it was a fun trip.
we saw exhibits on space.
we saw exhibits on the Wright brothers.
and we saw PLENTY of airplanes, planets, and things in general that had to do with AIR and SPACE!
my group was me, amaka, d-wade, jasmine mapp, bryce, giovanni, and vernae.
we then went to eat lunch at the food court.
THE MCDONALDS WAS SUPER EXPENSIVE!
I PAYED $10 FOR A CHEESEBURGER!
then we boarded bus.
the bus driver drove us past the Washington monument, the capital building, and the white house.
then on the way back home i talked a little bit. and WENT TO SLEEP!!!!!!
all in all, this trip was the 2nd best trip.

Train Museum

The train museum was the second part of the Harley Davidson field trip.
we went to the museum and showed ourselves around.
we looked at many trains.
we were even able to aboard some trains.
all in all, the train musuem trip was REALLY boring!
and when i mean boring i mean...B-O-R-I-N-G!!!!
the best part of the second half of the trip was that i got to sleep on the bus on the way back!

Harley Davidson Museum

The Harley Davidson Museum trip was a very fun trip
we took a coach bus to the museum.
when we got to the factory.
they sat us down and showed us a video, about the history of Harley Davidsons.
after the video, we went into the factory.
a lady named Josie showed us around and told us about each machine.
after the tour they gave us pins and postcards as souvinirs.
we then got to take pictures atop of some showcase Harleys in the showroom.

Leland Melvin

I spent 6 months on the International Space Station and was the Station’s first Science Officer. As part of the Expedition 5 crew, I was in space for over 184 days.
In space, I really liked peanut butter.
I developed a process for separating blood cells from plasma for storage on the Space Station.
I am from Beaconsfield, Iowa. I love gardening, especially taking care of flowers. My father is a soybean farmer. In space, I worked on a soybean experiment, taking seeds, growing them, harvesting new seeds, and seeing if the genes changed in anyway.
I performed a 4-hour space walk to install parts of the Space Station structures.

Peggy Whitson

I spent 6 months on the International Space Station and was the Station’s first Science Officer. As part of the Expedition 5 crew, I was in space for over 184 days.
In space, I really liked peanut butter.
I developed a process for separating blood cells from plasma for storage on the Space Station.
I am from Beaconsfield, Iowa. I love gardening, especially taking care of flowers. My father is a soybean farmer. In space, I worked on a soybean experiment, taking seeds, growing them, harvesting new seeds, and seeing if the genes changed in anyway.
I performed a 4-hour space walk to install parts of the Space Station structures.

Charles Camarda

I am preparing for my first Space Shuttle flight. I will be a mission specialist aboard STS-114, the Return to Flight voyage of the Space Shuttle program!
As a kid, the Mercury 7 astronauts were my heroes. I studied science and engineering, and aimed for a career with NASA. The first time I applied for an opening as a mission specialist in 1978, I didn’t have enough experience at that time and wasn’t selected. I reapplied 18 years later, and that perseverance paid off.
I first worked for NASA’s Langley Research Center as a research scientist, working with Space Shuttle-related projects. I have received over 21 NASA awards for technical innovations and accomplishments, an award for one of the top 100 technical innovations of 1983, and hold seven patents.
After 2 years of astronaut training, I have worked in the Astronaut Office Spacecraft Systems and Operations Branch, and have been a backup crew member of the International Space Station Expedition 8 crew.

Pam Melroy

I am a United States Air Force pilot and test pilot, and have flown over 5,000 hours in 45 different types of aircraft.
I served in Operation Just Cause and Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Since becoming an astronaut, I have piloted two Space Shuttle flights and have flown over 8 million miles in space.
On STS-92 with my crewmates, I used the Space Shuttle’s robotic arm to assemble key elements to the International Space Station. On STS-112, the crew completed more installation of the Space Station, taking three space walks. STS-112 was the first Shuttle mission to use a camera to view the External Tank, providing a live view of the launch to viewers and flight controllers.