Quick update on early Week 4

Turns out that 11/13 of us went and jumped out of a perfectly good airplane.

Then on Sunday we met Tony Antonelli, astronaut, and his T-38, and he went to dinner with us all at Chili's. Monday was typical work day, Tuesday had a lunch "fireside chat" with an education office lady and a past ISU faculty member who pitched the university to us (I’m already sold).

Tuesday and Wednesday evenings had nuclear propulsion speakers, and on Thursday morning (starting at 5:30 am) we have flights to Washington DC for tours of NASA Headquarters and Goddard Space Flight Center. Also on the agenda is a day of sightseeing in DC, meeting with alumni at the annual NASA Academy Alumni BBQ, watching the Deep Impact mission climax event, and seeing the Fourth of July festivities and fireworks on the National Mall. All the while, we'll be staying with the generous GSFC Academy at their frat house.

Pictures of all this will be coming soon, but I should go to sleep now. I have a plane to be on in six hours.