[Leica] NASA Space Vehicle Mockup Facility

[Richard Clompus]

Really neat stuff.  Space X is launching (hopefully) on Saturday!!

Be well,
Richard

Richard Clompus
California

> On May 27, 2020, at 5:31 PM, Peter Klein via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
> 
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