[Leica] NASA Space Vehicle Mockup Facility

[Peter Klein]

Here are a few photos taken inside NASA's Space Vehicle Mockup Facility 
in Houston. Astronauts train here for future missions to the 
International Space Station, the moon and Mars. It's hard to believe I 
was there only 3 months ago, near the end of the "before-time."

This shot is particularly interesting because a NASA technician is 
training a robot for a future Mars mission.  I wondered about the pickup 
truck.  It turns out that they use it to teach the robot how to open doors.
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49943265091/in/dateposted-public/>

Here's the rest of my picks, showing ISS module mockups and such:
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49942752458/in/dateposted-public/>
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49943265161/in/dateposted-public/>
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49943265191/in/dateposted-public/>
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49943561352/in/dateposted-public/>
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49943561392/in/dateposted-public/>
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/49943265261/in/dateposted-public/>

Olympus E-M5 and Panasonic 20/1.7 (40mm equivalent). Our large tour 
group was packed into a narrow hallway above the facility, with thick 
glass windows.  I don't remember seeing the Space-X Dragon mockup, but 
we were being moved along fairly quickly.  View large and full screen if 
you can.  Enjoy!

--Peter