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When the Crew Goes AWOL
Recently, Gypsy and I took a short weekend trip out of state to take care of some business. Since we were going to be gone for about four days, we made arrangements with Gypsy’s son and...
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Commander Merlin Goes on Her First EVA!
The only time that Commander Merlin has ever left RV-103 was in her escape craft/shuttle called PC or Pet Carrier. It was time for her to experience her first Extra Vehicular Activity or EVA. The crew...
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Join the Misadventures!
RV-103 is proud to announce the RV-103 Lecture Series. The RV-103 Lecture Series is designed to present to civic groups, schools 5th grade and up, and scout troops what it is like to be involved and...
View ArticlePut Your Face In Space!
From the NASA web site: “Fly Your Face in Space NASA wants to put a picture of you on one of the two remaining space shuttle missions and launch it into orbit. To launch your face into space and become...
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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
The RV-103 lecture series visited the elementary schools in Olean NY this week. The 5th grade curriculum for NY schools has the students learning about space related topics starting that year and talk...
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11-22 to 11-24-2010 Re-entry Back to Florida and the End of Mission #3
Cows! We got cows! Day One Early Monday morning we packed up and started the long trip back home. With the tank already filled and the car loaded, we started off just before the rain started which I...
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RV-103 Ten Commandments
Recently, a family member told Rocketman that her husband and she were going to start their own form of “misadventures.” They were now empty nesters and felt it was time to travel the country full...
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I Want to Thank Our 35,000 Readers!
Today is a special day for RV-103 and her crew. Today we have reached 35,000 unique readers to our little blog. When we started this blog in 2009, we never thought we would have the readership that...
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Human Space Flight Trivia Week 1 and Rules of the Game
Commander Merlin watching over Rocketman While we wait for NASA to actually begin a Human Space Flight Program again, the crew of RV-103 and I thought it would be a good idea to find a way to pass the...
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Goodbye and GodSpeed Discovery RV-103.
Goodbye and Godspeed RV-103 Discovery. 09-2009 to 12-2011 What can I say, but that it is an end to a major chapter in our lives. Today I turned over the keys to our great and intrepid ship RV-103...
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