Corporate SPACE CAMP
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTIONS

Shuttle and Mission Orientation

Suit up and grab your notebook! Your odyssey begins with a thorough introduction to shuttle history, components/operations and crew responsibilities.

Mission Training

Your role has been defined and the objective is clear -- now you must prepare for the big mission. Do you have the "Right Stuff"?

Shuttle Orbiter

• Commander - This member is ultimately responsible for every operation inside the shuttle during the Mission. This position is responsible for all crew activities, including communications, protocol and the mission time line. The CDR answers to the Flight Director, but communicates through Capcom.
• Pilot - This crew member is second in command in the orbiter and assists the Commander with operations on board the spacecraft. This position stands ready to take command should any situation call for it.
• Mission Specialists - These positions are responsible for Extra Vehicular Activities (EVA's). They perform activities such as spacewalks and satellite repair while on orbit. They will communicate with the Launch & Landing Director/EVA Officer and work with both time and physical limitations.
• Payload Specialists - Payload Specialists work in Spacehab conducting experiments and any necessary procedures. They will communicate with and transmit experiment data to Mission Control and assist in the solving of medical anomalies.

Mission Control

• Flight Director - This crew member is ultimately responsible for the overall operation of the orbiter and shuttle system from ignition to touchdown. This crew member is also responsible for the actions and professionalism of the entire mission team.
• Capcom - The sole source of communication to/from the orbiter crew on board the shuttle, this person is responsible for relaying messages and instructions from mission control to the flight crew, interpreting all data from the orbiter and keeping mission control informed of the shuttle status.
• EVA Officer - This position has the responsibility of monitoring the hydraulic systems during lift-off and landing. While on orbit this position communicates with the Mission Specialists as they perform their EVA's. Also helps work through any and all anomalies that arise during the mission. Reports to the Flight Director in mission control during the mission.
• Public Affairs Officer (PAO)- This individual is responsible for keeping the public informed of all activities on the spacehab, space station and orbiter, including EVA. This person is the "voice" of the Mission.
• Propulsions Officer (Prop)- This mission control position is responsible for monitoring and reporting all aspects of the space shuttle's propulsions systems, including the orbital maneuvering system and reaction control system, space shuttle main engines and solid rocket boosters. Reports directly to the Flight Director.
• Mission Scientist (Science)- This highly qualified team member has the responsibility of coordinating the everyday activities of spacehab or space station. This includes experimentation and command activities. Communicates with the Payload Specialists and reports to the Flight Director all progress and problems.

Mission

This is it, time to take your seats and get ready for lift off! Now you'll put your training and hard-earned knowledge to the test as you and the crew launch, orbit and land the space shuttle. Be ready for anything, especially anomalies, as problem-solving, decision-making, communication and stress management skills are put to the ultimate test. Mission lengths (1, 2, 3, or 6 hours) vary depending on selected program, client request and scheduling requirements.

Mission Debrief

Once the crew has returned safely to terra firma, our staff will guide you and the team through a comprehensive debrief session. Designed to discuss individual and team successes and/or challenges, you'll learn about yourself and each other as you relive the experience from start to finish.

Astronaut Training Simulators

Patterned after early NASA space training devices, you'll be able to try your coordination skills with the Multi-Axis Trainer, 5 Degrees of Freedom and the 1/6th Gravity Chair. Health forms are required. Participation optional. Weight restrictions apply.

Simulator Descriptions

Multi-Axis Trainer

The Multi-Axis Trainer simulates the disorientation one would feel in a tumble spin during reentry into the earth's atmosphere. The MAT is patterned after the MASTIF (Multi-Axis Spin Test Inertial Facility), a series of cages within cages, used for astronaut training during the Mercury program. Astronauts used the MASTIF to condition themselves for disorientation that might occur in emergency conditions during flight.

Because the trainee's stomach stays centered, nausea shouldn't occur. Also, the MAT shouldn't spin more than twice in a row in the same direction. This prevents inner ear fluid shifts and the dizziness that results.

1/6th Gravity Chair

Designed to give trainees an idea of what it is like to walk on the moon, this simulator is patterned after the one Apollo astronauts used for moonwalk training. The chair is called the 1/6th Gravity Chair because it simulates the moon's gravitational pull, which is 1/6th that of the earth's. For example, a person who weighs 120 lbs. on earth would weigh 20 lbs. on the moon.

5-Degrees of Freedom

The 5DF was used by Gemini and Apollo astronauts to practice moving in a microgravity environment. The trainer allowed the astronauts to move in five different directions: forward and backward, side-to-side, roll, pitch, and yaw.

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