Katie in the Odyssey Flight Director's Chair on Friday
Katie Young's last Odyssey mission before leaving on an LDS mission was Friday night. At least that was the plan. I stopped by the Space Center to get a photo or two of Katie and to say my farewells. I wasn't the only one. The Odyssey, which only has one volunteer or perhaps two on a lucky day, had an army of volunteer / well wishes on hand to work her last mission.
Katie's Final Staff: Nolan, Hayden, Katie, Tyler, Mason, Jon, Orion. On the bottom row Hyrum, Ellie, Cecily, and Audrey
Yes, you counted right. There were 11 staff and a crew of 8. Wow, those 8 young girls were about to get the mission of their lives..... until.....
During the mission briefing (pictured above) in the school's Conference Room, the captain, reacting to Katie's intense briefing, vomited. It was one of those "we're done" vomits. Because it was the birthday girl, the crew packed up and left. Katie's last mission lasted as long as a briefing. I guess you could say it was anti-climatic.
The good news was the staff had some time to just chill and enjoy each other's company. Audrey also had time to snap a good photo of Katie pretending to flight direct a last mission.
Katie has been with the Space Center since 2017. The photo above and below were taken at the Honor's Night Breakfast and ceremony held that year.
In 2019 (pictured above) Katie got the big promotion into Flight Director training along with a class of very talented individuals. Katie earned her Supervisor Blues and took a position in the Cassini where I was privileged to work with her last summer.
Natalie and Tabitha stole her from under Jon's nose at the end of the summer and made her an Odyssey flight director.
Katie has one of those "Go To Work" personalities. She is also a poster child for the Optimists of America! "It will all be good," is the perfect slogan for Katie. She will be missed by all those who had the opportunity to work with her.
Take care on your mission Katie. We are planning on your return as per the small print in your dismissal papers; you know - the Reactivitation Clause.
Aaron Signs the Magellan Flag
And with that signature, Aaron became "Somebody" in the eyes of the Magellan management. Yes my friends, you are nobody until you are invited to sign that flag. I've been trying for years and to no avail. Alas, I'll spend the rest of my days in that purgatory of what ifs. "What if I spent more time in the Magellan." "What if I complimented Conner more on his organ playing." "What if I had made it a rule to bring treats to the Magellan staff first before putting them in the staff lounge." We will never know.
Beware Magellan staff, I have a key and I see a couple unoccupied corners on that flag where a very very small signature could be inserted. I'm just saying......
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