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Como si faltaran ingredientes increíbles al viaje,los chicos almorzaron con Roger Crouch,un astronauta que ha estado seis veces en elespacio, quien les contó sus fantásticas experienciasy posó para cientos <strong>de</strong> fotos con loschicos. También, visitaron un memorial, quees un monumento en honor a los astronautasque <strong>de</strong>dicaron su vida a la carrera espacial, ydieron un paseo por el museo don<strong>de</strong> <strong>de</strong>scansanlos transbordadores Apolo, colosos <strong>de</strong>lvuelo cósmico, hoy retirados <strong>de</strong> la actividadcon honores.En una segunda visita a Cabo Cañaveral, elgrupo tuvo una experiencia más intensa aún.Los chicos tomaron los comandos <strong>de</strong> un simulador<strong>de</strong> vuelo. Realizaron expediciones espacialescon suertes dispares. Trabajaron conmanuales, en equipos <strong>de</strong> 15 personas. Unosestaban en la nave y otros daban indicaciones<strong>de</strong>s<strong>de</strong> la Tierra, cumpliendo distintos roles.Una <strong>de</strong> las misiones aterrizó exitosamentesiguiendo las ór<strong>de</strong>nes <strong>de</strong> un comandantenorteamericano. <strong>La</strong> otra misión no corrió lamisma suerte. “Houston tenemos un problema”,replicó la comunicación transbordadorbaseinstantes antes <strong>de</strong> que la nave ficticia seestrellara en una playa.Si algo le faltaba al viaje para terminar <strong>de</strong> consagrarsecomo increíble era <strong>de</strong>safiar la gravedady las leyes <strong>de</strong> la física. Y así pasó. Comoparte <strong>de</strong>l programa ATX (Astronaut TrainingExperience) vivieron las exigencias <strong>de</strong>l entrenamiento<strong>de</strong> los astronautas. Uno a uno, loschicos fueron sujetados a arneses con ciertopeso y sogas elásticas, que simulaban la gravedadcero. En esas condiciones recrearon laexperiencia <strong>de</strong> la caminata sobre la superficie<strong>de</strong> la Luna.También participaron <strong>de</strong> charlas informativasque sirvieron <strong>de</strong> antesala para vivir la carreraespacial en persona. El astronauta RobertSpringer, quien se preparó durante 9 añosantes <strong>de</strong> su primera misión, les contó a losjóvenes los <strong>de</strong>talles cotidianos <strong>de</strong> una misiónen el espacio.A las aventuras en el centro espacial se intercalaronpaseos por Orlando, que llevaron alos chicos a ‘Planet Hollywood’, un restaurantambientado con imágenes <strong>de</strong> películas yestrellas <strong>de</strong>l cine norteamericano. Tambiénvivieron la magia <strong>de</strong> distintos parques temáticos<strong>de</strong> Disney World. Pasearon por el EpcotCenter, un parque don<strong>de</strong> están representadosOlimpíadas | 48shuttle-base, just a moment before the simulationflight crashed into a beach.What the trip now nee<strong>de</strong>d to be absolutely amazingwas to <strong>de</strong>fy gravity and laws of physics. And so it happened.As part of the Program ATXTM (Astronaut TrainingExperience) kids experienced the true <strong>de</strong>mandsof astronauts’ training. One by one, kids were fastenedwith harnesses of consi<strong>de</strong>rable weight and with elasticropes, to simulate the conditions of zero gravity. Un<strong>de</strong>rthese conditions, stu<strong>de</strong>nts experience a simulation ofwhat is like to walk on the Moon surface.Our stu<strong>de</strong>nts also participated of orientation sessionswhich helped to get ready to live the space adventurein person. Astronaut Robert Springer, who had nineyears of training before his first mission, told the kidsabout the daily <strong>de</strong>tails of a space mission.Besi<strong>de</strong>s the adventures at the Space Center, our kidsalso enjoyed tours around Orlando, where they visitedPlanet Hollywood, the famous restaurant livened upwith images of prominent films and stars of Americanmovies. They also experienced the magic of the differentpark in Disney World. They walked around theEpcot Center, a park where several countries and culturesare represented, and had fun at Magic Kingdom,a park with games and entertainments.An NBA game ad<strong>de</strong>d to the entertainment of the trip.Games of the National Basketball Association, themost important basketball league worldwi<strong>de</strong>, dazzledanybody. Crow<strong>de</strong>d venues, music, lights all around,cheering chants, and giants that leave everything toscore ma<strong>de</strong> the show. At the Orlando Magic AmwayArena, our kids got see one of the mythical games ofthe NBA: the local Orlando Magic versus Denver Nuggets.The kids from San Luis, after three exciting days inOrlando, had their hearts with the local team. But thefinal score was 73 for the locals and 82 for the visitorsfrom Denver.The last day of this trip full of emotions, learning, andamusement was a national holiday for Presi<strong>de</strong>nt’sDay, which is celebrated in the United States everyyear on the third Monday in February. The <strong>de</strong>legationfrom Argentina visited then the Museum of Science inMiami city, as the last activity on American soil.After a long flight back with a stop in the Argentinean

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