Our first stop in Houston was the Johnson Space Center Underwater Training Center
This pool is 50 feet deep and 220 feet long 120 feet wide.
Each Astronaut spends 9 hours a day training.
They will train 17-19 hours underwater for every 1 hour of space walk.

International Space Station under water

Our next stop was the above ground mock training center.
International Space Station. Astronauts live on the ISS for 6 months.

Full Size Space Station

Look close and you can see a 6 foot tall Astronaut.
On the left bottom of the gray tower.

Me, Learning WAY more than I ever wanted to know about the Space Station.

Shuttle Mock up

Arm

Rover

Mission Control Center.. Houston We have a problem.

Jason helping Apollo 13 land on the moon.

I work there too.

Proof that neither one of us were really there.
As a matter of fact we were not even born.
Awards Dinner was Friday Night. This dinner was just like the Emmy's.
It was a black tie dinner. It was fun to get all dressed up and spend the night with my
very smart and talented husband. I am so proud of what he has done so early in his career.
Yummy food at the Awards Dinner.

Maren Anderson, Jason, and Fred Perkins

Fred Nominated Jason for the 2010 Stellar Award for Early Career.
Maren was also nominated for the Middle Career.

ATK Employees. Jerry Clubb won for Late Career and
Joe Oliva's team won for Ares 1X First Stage