James Porter, CMSEC Director, unveiled new logos for the center's four starship simulators at Honor's Night, September 3rd. For veteran CMSEC staff and volunteers, the old logo pins you were awarded for your passes will soon be collector's items. Hang onto them.
Years ago I asked Dave Daymont to design new logos for the Space Center's five starships. His logos were used as the artwork for the simulator pins given for passes and sold in the gift shop. Dave's pins and designs will be retired within the next few months. The new logos are a milepost in the CMSEC's long history of innovation and change. They are an indication of the CMSEC's new look as the staff begins designing new starships for the new Central Elementary School scheduled for construction in 2019.
Without further commentary, The Troubadour presents the CMSEC's New Logos!
The Odyssey's new logo for the new Odyssey NCC-1995-A. The "A" stands for the second Odyssey. The original Odyssey was demolished in 2013.
The Galileo's new logo. The simulator's exterior design is incorporated into the logo. Goodbye to the old lightning design. The new design honors the old by adopting the same shape.
The Phoenix's new orange logo. So far we have one purple, green, and now orange logo. Again you can see how the new logo has recognizable features from the original.
The Voyager Pin is in high demand. There are none to be had. The Space Center is sold out. Luckily I own a few. This was the first pin of the first simulator build in 1990. Fewer than one hundred Voyager pins were produced. If you own one, wear it proudly and let the world know you once flew or worked on the mighty USS Voyager, the flagship of them all.
Mr. Williamson
A Lion's Gate Center Update. New Staff and Improvements to the Apollo and Artemis Simulators at Lakeview Academy
The Lion's Gate Center at Lakeview Academy announces its staff for the 2017 - 2018 school year.
- Nathan King: Director
- Kendrick Gines
- Claire Dixon
- Jake Machuca
- Dan Kirkpatrick
- Katrina DeKarver
- Logan Sattler
- Parriss Rose
Todd Barnett is teaching Lakeview's Space Tech classes this year. There are three Space Tech classes this year compared to the two the school had last year, and each class has at least 28 students.
Mr. King reports the summer camp season was a success. Now the Center has transitioned into school year operations. The kindergarten - ninth grade curriculum InfiniD missions are underway.
Improvements to the Apollo and Artemis Simulators
The Lion's Gate Center added air pressure systems to the Apollo and Artemis in multiple places. This allows them to "Decontaminate" the students and blast them with bursts of air when their ships take damage! The pressurized air has been very well-received.
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The Blue Box is how the air pressure blasts are controls from the Control Room.
The air pressure system can be controlled from the Control Room and from lighted buttons on the bridge. There is a button in the Decontamination/Transporter Room which can be used to "Decontaminate" crew members as they step out of the Transporter. The air blasts out of valves aimed toward the crew. Some of the valves are intentionally easy to notice, such as the ones in Decontamination, and others have been hidden so that damages to the ship can cause unexpected bursts of air during a battle or asteroid field navigation.
Both the Apollo and Artemis have science labs (Bravo Labs) right off the Bridges. Sinks were added to the labs this summer. Sinks mean water. Water means drinks for the crew and water for experiments conducted in the labs.
Under the leadership of Mr. Rick Veasey, Lakeview Academy Director, The Lion's Gate Center at Lakeview Academy continues to find new ways to expand the effectiveness and realism of simulator based experiential education. They are the first to use pressurized air; the first to offer 'Space Tech' classes for the school's middle schoolers; the first to institute a full K-9 integrated curriculum missions during the school day; the first to install electronic sliding doors, two in each simulator; the first with quarantined rubber glove boxes. I'm sure there are more. The Space Center movement is about innovation, experimentation and pushing boundaries. I'm excited to see what they'll come up with next.
Congratulations to Nathan King and team for finishing a good summer camp season and having such a successful start to the new school year.
Mr. Williamson
Space News
By Mark Daymont
Spacerubble.blogspot.com
X-37b Launches before Kennedy Gets Hit by Irma
Falcon 9 rocket with X-37b aboard launches from Kennedy Space Center. (SpaceX)
SpaceX Made a beautiful launch Thursday of their Falcon 9 rocket, this time without their Dragon resupply space capsule. In another first for the company, the US Air Force had chosen SpaceX to lift the secretive X-37b reusable winged spacecraft into orbit. Normally the Atlas V has been the rocket of choice, but now the military is looking to lower costs and prove the concept of using different boosters.
This was the fifth launch of an X-37b. While the Air Force does not announce which of the two spacecraft was in use, NASA Spaceflight.com reports that the Air Force alternates between the two craft, which would mean this is the third mission for the first spacecraft to fly. The Air Force also does not comment on the expected length or purpose of the mission. Fans of the X-37b will be diligently following any reports by satellite spotters of changes in orbit.
Damage to the Vehicle Assembly Building after hurricane Matthew in 2016. (NASA)
Shortly after the launch, and then the recovery of the Falcon 9 first stage, the Kennedy Space Center, SpaceX, the Air Force, and other companies located at Cape Canaveral began shutdown and safety procedures in advance of this weekend's hit by Hurricane Irma. The hurricane is very wide and although it is set to travel up the length of the Florida west coast, the storm will reach to the other side of the state and could cause damage to structures and equipment.
For more information on the threat levels used by NASA and the story of how the Space Center prepares for a hurricane, check out the detailed article at NASA Spaceflight.com: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/09/ksc-cape-major-hurricane-irma/
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