There were some good questions and of course the indirect one about whether people have had sex in space (worded differently). I said whatever happens in space stays in space unless it's peer reviewed, and that one got a good laugh :)
The scientists out here at KSC gave me some flight-like hardware I was able to pass around for show and tell. One was a habitat with a live spider like those that are launching tomorrow! It was a big hit! I'm hoping I can keep it alive :) Currently it's going around KSC with me in my back pack.
My interview with LeVar Burton went really well (Reading Rainbow and Star Trek). He is filming a new e-program for kids about science. Still in production. He was really excited about the spider and focused our interview on that. It was easy and fun! I talked to him a bit about the alpha magnetic spectrometer and bs loved it! He said in his Star Trek voice, "the alpha magnetic spectrometer is offline!" I told him never say that! So he changed it to "online" :) Then he patiently signed every copy of the Velveteen Rabbit I could find from Books A Million last night for my co-workers' kids. :) Super Nice guy!
I was asked to escort Seth Green and his friends for a bit today. I got to drive them in my car! Hahaha. One of his friends just seemed so familiar every time we talked. I started to wonder if I recognized him from Tv or something. Maybe scrubs? When I got back We looked him up. It's Jerry from the TV show ER. (Abaraham Bendubi). I had no idea! I had asked him if he works at KSC :) haha.
Anyway now I've had a few hours of downtime before we go out to the launch pad to see the RSS retraction. That will likely run late and so I'm gonna be trashed my the time I get to my hotel room :)
Tomorrow morning I have open press interviews from 10-12 and then it's launch in the afternoon!
LeVar Burton
Tweetup tent.
Spider hardware.
I'm learning so much and having so much fun, it's freakish.
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