We also made Rockets - that we get to shoot off another day. The kids all got along great - we had 5 boys and 3 girls - and 1 grandpa, 3 dads and 3 moms - one mom was with twin boys so only 7 parents. Bryce quickly made friends and really enjoyed the other kids in the group.
One of the favorite activities for the kids are the simulators. Our first was the 1/6 simulator. It makes you feel like you are walking in space so that you can practice your space walks - we learned three: the bunny hop, the side to side, and the slow motion jog. I liked the side to side best - Bryce, well.... maybe he is just too light! He was all over the place.
The adults went off to make a mission patch - while the kids made a Space Station with Legos and Knex. These would later be judged against the other 6 teams for graduation. The missions are also being times/monitored - and one team will win even though each team does their missions on their own.
Our first mission - Atlantis - We were assigned Space Station Commander for Bryce and Space Station Scientist for me. I had to perform multiple experiments during the mission - which was fun and low pressure. Bryce had to monitor the mission to make sure it was on track - but during his slow periods he would help me with my experiments.
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