Saturday was a busy day
Saturday was a lovely, long day, which included both the Walk for Autism, and the Moon Buggy Races at the Space & Rocket center.
This was the first walk I've been to, and I was very impressed with the number of people and vendors there. For the price of registration, you could get hamburgers or hotdogs from O' Charley's, and a bag of chip or two from another sponsor, and popcorn, and pizza, and smoothies. And every body got a t-shirt, of course. We didn't walk, I was just there to drop off some flyers and meet some people. The boys seemed to enjoy the food. Then we were there at the end so we helped with break down and clean up. Lift those sodas, move those tables, wait! don't take the tent down until everything's out from under it!
The moonbuggy race was interesting, in a trainwreck sort of way. The 'buggy' is actually something on 4 bicycle tires, with two riders, and the race is an obstacle course they go on one at a time. Over fake craters, rilles, moondust (sand), and other uneven gound both uphill and down. We saw three teams and not one of them made it to the finish without one of the drivers having to get out and push. One team we didn't see race was wearing t-shirts that read, "honk if you see parts falling off." Everyone was in high spirits. There were teams from as far away as India and Germany, and as close as right here in town. More info at< http://moonbuggy.msfc.nasa.gov/index.html> Pictures from last year's race are at
Shelby was more awed by the missles and rockets and the space shuttle model. They'd added a lot more since the last time I'd been there. Since the course was all through the outdoor exhibits, we got to see all of that part of the Space & Rocket Center. And since tickets run $30 each, that was quite a bonus.
This was the first walk I've been to, and I was very impressed with the number of people and vendors there. For the price of registration, you could get hamburgers or hotdogs from O' Charley's, and a bag of chip or two from another sponsor, and popcorn, and pizza, and smoothies. And every body got a t-shirt, of course. We didn't walk, I was just there to drop off some flyers and meet some people. The boys seemed to enjoy the food. Then we were there at the end so we helped with break down and clean up. Lift those sodas, move those tables, wait! don't take the tent down until everything's out from under it!
The moonbuggy race was interesting, in a trainwreck sort of way. The 'buggy' is actually something on 4 bicycle tires, with two riders, and the race is an obstacle course they go on one at a time. Over fake craters, rilles, moondust (sand), and other uneven gound both uphill and down. We saw three teams and not one of them made it to the finish without one of the drivers having to get out and push. One team we didn't see race was wearing t-shirts that read, "honk if you see parts falling off." Everyone was in high spirits. There were teams from as far away as India and Germany, and as close as right here in town. More info at< http://moonbuggy.msfc.nasa.gov/index.html> Pictures from last year's race are at
Shelby was more awed by the missles and rockets and the space shuttle model. They'd added a lot more since the last time I'd been there. Since the course was all through the outdoor exhibits, we got to see all of that part of the Space & Rocket Center. And since tickets run $30 each, that was quite a bonus.