Amsterdam

Good flight, arrived safely at Amsterdam and awaiting connecting flight to Manchester.


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Airport

All safely through security at Houston airport.....fingers crossed flight is on time.


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Packed

We are all just about packed and ready to leave the hotel for the long journey home bringing fantastic memories with us.










WiFi permitting will keep you updated on the journey.

Space Centre University Graduation

The programme of events was concluded with a graduation ceremony.





















A special mention to Team Sojourner who came second overall...a good week's work, very well done girls or should I say 'future engineers'!

Brunch with an Astronaut

We were treated to an inspirational talk by astronaut Dr Donald A. Thomas who has been on 4 space shuttle missions.....his overriding message was 'never give up'. It took him 4 attempts to be accepted on the NASA astronaut training programme in order to follow his childhood dream. It was the highlight of a most incredible week here in Texas.














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Thermal Shield Test

First thing this morning the thermal shields were tested using a propane flame. The efficiency of the shield was measured by recording the temperature of an egg. There were some 'eggsplosions'!!






















An 'eggcellent' contest!

Scuba Diving

An action-packed day continued with a session of scuba diving. Astronauts are required to be competent at diving and regularly train in the pool.




























And after all that the girls still had the energy to spend, spend, spend at the outlet mall!!