{"id":3738,"date":"2011-05-04T12:48:54","date_gmt":"2011-05-04T16:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/?p=3738"},"modified":"2011-05-05T16:52:55","modified_gmt":"2011-05-05T20:52:55","slug":"houston-we-have-a-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston, we have a problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;literally. Endeavour&#8217;s journey has been postponed till May 10th. Mission STS-134 for  April 29th was scrubbed. Launching human into space is no joke.  Precautionary steps are put in  place to safeguard lives and that is why  space enthusiast like myself  should expect launch delays. Let&#8217;s start from the beginning, shall we?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"drop_cap\">F<\/span>irst up, the feeling of being selected to attend Nasa&#8217;s TweetUp was nothing short of AMAZING! I had to take a  few days to process it all. The NASA  family was amazingly gracious,  hosting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/connect\/tweetup\/tweetup_ksc_04-18-2011.html\" target=\"_blank\">150 selected tweeps<\/a> from around the world to celebrate space exploration and the launch of Endeavour&#8217;s final  voyage. Nasa TweetUp participants came from  different parts of the world: District of Columbia, 43 States of U.S.A,  Australia, Canada, Germany, San Juan, Switzerland, UK and me from  MALAYSIA \ud83d\ude42 I love social media gathering as such that connects people  with similar enthusiasm from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>NASA not only hosts us,  but arranged an array of programs for us to fully experience what space  ingenuity is all about:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Thursday, April 28\/L-1: Tweetup Day 1*<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. \u2013 Registration at the Kennedy Space Center Press Accreditation Badging Building; travel to the press site, set up, meet fellow participants<\/p>\n<p>10:00 a.m. \u2013 Welcome by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/NASA\">@NASA<\/a> team members Stephanie Schierholz and John Yembrick<\/p>\n<p>10:07 a.m. \u2013 Meet the tweeps<\/p>\n<p>10:45 a.m. \u2013 Demo of Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) and Mark III spacesuits<\/p>\n<p>11:00 a.m. \u2013 Lunch break<\/p>\n<p>12:00 p.m.-1:40 p.m. &#8212; NASA TV starts for the formal #NASATweetup program, featuring:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/kennedy\/about\/biographies\/hutcherson.html\">Dana M. Hutcherson<\/a>, space shuttle Endeavour\u2019s flow director, Kennedy Space Center<\/li>\n<li>Tara Ruttley, International Space Station associate program scientist, NASA&#8217;s Johnson Space Center, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/ISS_research\">@ISS_research<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Astronaut <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jsc.nasa.gov\/Bios\/htmlbios\/anderson-c.html\">Clay Anderson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Astro_Clay\">@Astro_Clay<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/expeditions\/expedition15\/index.html\">Expedition 15<\/a> flight engineer, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/shuttle\/shuttlemissions\/sts131\/main\/index.html\">STS-131<\/a> mission specialist, shuttle Discovery (April 5-20, 2010)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1:45 p.m. \u2013 Board tour buses<\/p>\n<p>2:00 p.m. \u2013 Tour of NASA&#8217;s Kennedy Space Center, including visits to the Apollo Saturn V Center, a drive by the Shuttle Landing Facility, Mate-Demate Device, Orbiter Processing Facility, Vehicle Assembly Building and Mobile Launcher Platforms, and viewing of the retraction of the Rotating Service Structure, scheduled for 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>8:15 p.m. \u2013 Return to the press site<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Pictures speaks thousand words, so without further ado, I present you my journey into NASA with tonnes of photos. Considered warned:<\/p>\n<h4>Day 1<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_3742\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 544px\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3742\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/dsc_0004-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0004.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"680,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1303984448&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0004\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0004-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0004.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3742\" title=\"DSC_0004\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0004.jpg 680w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0004-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">NASA event organizer, Beth Beck \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3743\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 553px\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0006.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3743\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/dsc_0006-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0006.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1303984929&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0006\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0006-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0006.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3743\" title=\"DSC_0006\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0006.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0006-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Massive tent occupied by 150 space enthusiasts\/tweeps<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3764\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 480px\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0085.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3764\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/img_0085\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0085.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"480,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1303987475&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0085\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0085-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0085.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3764\" title=\"IMG_0085\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0085.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0085.jpg 480w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0085-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">My social media buddy, Barbara Nixon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3744\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 553px\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3744\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/dsc_0008-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0008.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1303988595&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0008\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0008-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0008.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3744\" title=\"DSC_0008\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0008.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0008-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demo of Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) and Mark III spacesuits<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3745\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 544px\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3745\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/dsc_0015\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0015.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"680,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1303989828&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;36&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0015\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0015-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0015.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3745\" title=\"DSC_0015\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0015.jpg 680w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0015-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rocking in a space suit \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This space suit was assembled in our Twent! (TweetUp tent). How cool is that?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3748\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 553px\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0030.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3748\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/dsc_0030\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0030.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1303995617&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0030\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0030-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0030.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3748 \" title=\"DSC_0030\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0030.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0030.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0030-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Me with Astronaut Clay Anderson, @Astro_Clay!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0097.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3766\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/img_0097\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0097.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"335,448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1303999405&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0097\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0097-224x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0097.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3766\" title=\"IMG_0097\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0097.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"335\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0097.jpg 335w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0097-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3763\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 553px\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0128.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3763\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/dsc_0128\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0128.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304013817&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;45&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0128\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0128-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0128.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3763\" title=\"DSC_0128\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0128.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0128.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0128-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Legendary Star Trek actor, Levar Burton<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0089.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3752\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/dsc_0089-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0089.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304003484&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0089\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0089-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0089.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3752\" title=\"DSC_0089\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0089.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0089.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0089-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a>We boarded the bus for a personal tour into Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB)!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3746\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 544px\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3746\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/dsc_0023-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0023.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"680,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1303990361&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0023\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0023-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0023.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3746\" title=\"DSC_0023\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0023.jpg 680w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0023-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trey Ratcliff posing with VAB in the background<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>VAB is now used for housing Space Shuttle external fuel tanks and flight hardware, and is the location of space shuttle orbiter mating (stacking) with the solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank, that combined makes up the complete Space Transportation System, called the Space Shuttle for short &#8211; via <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vehicle_Assembly_Building\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_3749\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 553px\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0043.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3749\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/dsc_0043-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0043.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304000517&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0043\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0043-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0043.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3749\" title=\"DSC_0043\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0043.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0043.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0043-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">VAB is seriously massive!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Fun fact: VAB is the largest single-story building in the world!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3750\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 553px\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0054.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3750\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/dsc_0054\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0054.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304000829&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0054\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0054-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0054.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3750\" title=\"DSC_0054\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0054.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0054.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0054-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">VAB is massive, don&#39;t let these photos fool you \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3767\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 576px\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0111.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3767\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/img_0111\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0111.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304002930&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00769230769231&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0111\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0111-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0111.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3767 \" title=\"IMG_0111\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0111.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0111.jpg 640w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0111-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">That sweet lady behind me had a live-webcam on her hat! How cool is that \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3751\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 553px\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0085.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3751\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/dsc_0085-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0085.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304002654&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0085\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0085-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0085.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3751\" title=\"DSC_0085\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0085.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0085.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0085-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shuttle mate-demate facility<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0091.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3753\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/dsc_0091-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0091.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304003793&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0091\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0091-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0091.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3753\" title=\"DSC_0091\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0091.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0091.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0091-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0092.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3754\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/dsc_0092-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0092.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304003839&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0092\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0092-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0092.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3754\" title=\"DSC_0092\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0092.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0092.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0092-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3755\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 553px\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0099.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3755\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/dsc_0099-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0099.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304004561&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.2&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0099\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0099-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0099.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3755\" title=\"DSC_0099\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0099.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0099.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0099-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Apollo 11 launch control mock-up<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Apollo Saturn V Exhibits:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0103.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3756\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/dsc_0103-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0103.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304005832&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0103\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0103-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0103.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3756\" title=\"DSC_0103\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0103.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0103.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0103-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0105.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3757\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/dsc_0105\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0105.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304005962&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0105\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0105-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0105.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3757\" title=\"DSC_0105\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0105.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0105.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0105-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0114.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3758\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/dsc_0114-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0114.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304006067&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0114\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0114-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0114.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3758\" title=\"DSC_0114\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0114.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0114.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0114-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0115.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3759\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/dsc_0115-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0115.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304006143&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0115\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0115-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0115.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3759\" title=\"DSC_0115\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0115.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0115.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0115-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0121.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3760\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/dsc_0121-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0121.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304006192&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0121\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0121-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0121.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3760\" title=\"DSC_0121\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0121.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0121.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0121-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0122.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3761\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/dsc_0122\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0122.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304006299&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0122\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0122-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0122.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3761\" title=\"DSC_0122\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0122.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0122.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0122-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a>Made awesome new friends:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0119.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3769\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/img_0119\/\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0119.jpg 480w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0119-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0122.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3770\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/img_0122\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0122.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"765,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 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\/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3765\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 480px\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0094.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3765\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/img_0094\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0094.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"480,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1303996260&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0094\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0094-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0094.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3765\" title=\"IMG_0094\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0094.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0094.jpg 480w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0094-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trey holding salmonella sample for space research. Eww!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0126.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3762\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/dsc_0126-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0126.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304013110&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;46&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0126\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0126-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0126.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3762\" title=\"DSC_0126\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0126.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0126.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC_0126-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3771\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 553px\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0128.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3771\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/img_0128\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0128.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,765\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304018763&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0128\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0128-300x224.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0128.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3771\" title=\"IMG_0128\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0128.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0128.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0128-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">NASA&#39;s official press room and these were all of us Tweeps!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We were unable to view the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/shuttle\/launch\/rotating-service-structure.html\" target=\"_blank\">retraction\/rollback of the Rotating Service Structure<\/a> due to bad weather and had to reassemble in Press Room. I felt a journalist vibe in there \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3772\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 614px\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0135.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3772\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/04\/houston-we-have-a-problem\/img_0135\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0135.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,765\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304076047&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000714285714286&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0135\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0135-300x224.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0135.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3772 \" title=\"IMG_0135\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0135.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0135.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0135-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The iconic countdown clock - one of the most-watched timepieces in the world<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>It was an honor to be selected and receiving such dignified access into Nasa&#8217;s facility. Hats off to the <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/NasaTweetUp\" target=\"_blank\">Nasa team<\/a> for pulling off such event with fun agenda to accommodate some of your space enthusiasts from around the world. More fun and adventurous details on Day 2, stay tuned \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em>psst: Some photos were taken with my iPhone &#8211; please excuse the grainy image quality.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Have you been to a tweet-up of such magnitude? What are your thoughts on Obama&#8217;s decision in ending space shuttle programs?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;literally. Endeavour&#8217;s journey has been postponed till May 10th. Mission STS-134 for April 29th was scrubbed. Launching human into space is no joke. Precautionary steps are put in place to safeguard lives and that is why space enthusiast like myself should expect launch delays. 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