At 5am on Thursday, May 7, Hailey boarded a bus with 17 of her MS classmates and chaperones; her destination was: Space Camp in Huntsville, AL.
Their first stop was in St. Louis at the arch.
They arrived safely at Space Camp after a 17 hour bus trip and an overnight stay in Missouri.
Sweet Home Alabama
Exiting the G-force Simulator.
Instructor Candy and her crew: Team Conrad. This team of 6th graders won the Space Bowl at the end of their instructional time prior to Space Camp Graduation
The MAT
Sonja and Hailey designing their space patch
The Calvin Christian Group
The Endeavour
Apollo 16 Command Module
Team Conrad completed a mission in which each team member had a role. Hailey was flight commander. They completed their mission but did almost leave some of their astronauts out in space by closing the doors too early.
Standing in Tennessee and Alabama at the same time.
The trip home included a stop at the Field Museum in Chicago.
Hailey was eagerly welcomed home by her family who missed her so very much. She talked for hours about her adventure!
What an incredible blessing for her to experience this!
