My visit of the Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

I had the pleasure to visit the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. I was a guest of some members of the Orion team at JSC. Please have a look to see what fantastic things I was able to see – click on the images for starting the slide show and to see the captions! Many thanks go to my friends Nujoud and Stu for helping me and taking the photos! Now let the images speak! 😉

Meeting ‚flat Wheels‘

Gigantic! The nozzles of the Apollo 18 Saturn V displayed at the rocket park at JSC.

Another view of the huge Orion Crew Module mockup at JSC

Posing with the GIGANTIC Saturn V

Nice mousepads at the Mission Control Center at JSC

The Apollo Crew Module and the Launch Abort System

Meeting Scott Kelly and Chris Cassidy in 1D

A real J2 engine – the powerhouse of the second and third stage of a Saturn V

Cool! The Mercury flight suit of Gus Grissom.

Cool! Found the first Orion model – with a nice model of the European Service Module attached.

Looking into the Orion Crew Module mockup

Selfie with the J2 engine.

Working meeting with the Orion team members Nujoud and Stu. Where will Orion go on the EM1 mission?

Stop at the PAO console at Mission Control

… and ignition!

Wow! With this vehicle Apollo astronauts practised to land on the Moon!

Standing at the galley of the Orion CM. How many cheese wheels do fit inside?

This is the 1:1 Orion Crew Module mockup. It is huge! Can you spot me?

I have arrived at JSC. Can I park my car here?

Lot of space inside the Orion Crew Module.