Tag Archives: STS-131

Looking Back at 2010

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Ruth Marie Oliver

To make a tradition stick forever you must do it year after year. I am not sure if year three of this blog review makes this a tradition. However, let’s still call it my “Traditional Year End Countdown” of all … Continue reading →

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STS-131: A Space Camp Field Trip

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Ruth Marie Oliver

Twenty years ago when Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger graduated from Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama she dreamed of one day working for NASA. In 2004, she entered the NASA training program for Astronaut Candidates. Yesterday, she launched into space onboard Discovery. When … Continue reading →

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Wild Pig on the Right

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Ruth Marie Oliver

On the left you will see the Space Shuttle, and on the right there is a wild pig, wild pig on the right! As we were driving parallel to the crawler-way our tour guide Doug Wheelock (aka Wheels) exclaimed “Wild … Continue reading →

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Dreams in Space

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Ruth Marie Oliver

At the very top of the cork-board in my office are my wings that I received at Space Academy graduation in 1990. Wow, it has been twenty years since I was a camper here in Rocket City. My graduation wings … Continue reading →

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