Dave Lavery in the news!

[Madison]

Originally posted by dlavery
It's kick-(some large body part that I sit on)!!! I rode it again this week at the press unveiling, and had a lot of fun.

Of course, I kind of have to say that. I, and several other folks on the NASA Mars team, have been consulting with Disney for nearly three years on Mission:Space. We have been providing the attraction designers with a lot of technical and scientific background information, video and photo images, technical validation, etc.

The ride gives you a four-minute (i.e. highly compressed) simulation of a space flight from Earth to Mars. Without giving away the whole story line, I can tell you that you get a LOT of sensory input during the experience. When you enter the ride, you get multiple warnings that persons that are sensitive to motion sickness should not ride. PAY ATTENTION TO THE WARNINGS! (NASA's version isn't called the "Vomit Comet" for nothing! ) Big clue: look at the object in the background of the picture.

-dave

So, umm *shuffles feet* . .. y'know any Imagineers looking for an intern? There's nothing I love more than what the folks at Walt Disney Imagineering do.

I've heard nothing but amazing things about the ride -- from People Who Know (tm) and people who don't. I'm really excited to see it be successful, and knowing that I've met the folks who had a hand in it makes it that much better.

Good job (That stuff you do with NASA is kinda cool, too.)