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Nov 24 2008, 07:39 PM

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The Poet Dude

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I'm going to do a full and detailed write-up of this on my blog soon, but in the meantime I wanted to share some pics with all of you first.

To cut a very long - and boring to everyone else, I'm sure! - story short, I was emailed by Charles Elaachi (JPL) last year who told me that he enjoys my various Mars- and space-related scribblings, and he invited me to JPL for a tour, if I was ever in California that is. Well, as I have friends in northern CA, I decided to combine a holiday visit to them with a JPL visit, and so last week Stella and I flew over there and had a fantastic time. Everyone we met was just incredibly generous to us, and hugely welcoming, and we saw some truly wonderful sights and met some truly wonderful people, many of them personal heroes and heroines of mine, mega space geek that I am!

Ok, some pics... hope no-one minds me putting them up here, I figured a few people would be interested. I'll post a lot more on my blog but these are the main highlights, I guess...

That's me with MSL in the background - and no, I'm not feeling miserable, I just hate having my pic taken!

Oh come on, we had to pose beside that, didn't we!

That's Veronica McGregor (thanks Veronica, for everything!), Sharon (thanks Sharon!), Stella, me, Scott Maxwell (thanks Scott!) and Andy Mishkin (thanks for the book, Andy, and the lovely inscription!)

Amazing to see some of my poems on display in the hallowed halls of JPL...

Don't know who that guy is, sorry, just bumped into him in a corridor...

(Seriously tho, it was an incredible honour meeting Steve Squyres... a real Wayne "I'm not worthy!" moment...!)

Coming soon to a frame on my wall...!

... and a few well-known UMSF members at a get-together the previous night...

Paolo...

Emily and Veronica...

(ElkGrove)Dan...

... and last but not least, Nick (nprev)

Great fun and an honour meeting all of you guys!

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Stu Visit to JPL Nov 24 2008, 07:39 PM

ngunn Thanks for sharing all that here. What an amazing ... Nov 24 2008, 09:55 PM

SFJCody <envy> These are excellent! Note to s... Nov 24 2008, 10:30 PM

Tesheiner QUOTE (Stu @ Nov 24 2008, 08:39 PM) Ok, s... Nov 24 2008, 10:43 PM

nprev Great company & great food...it really was a b... Nov 25 2008, 01:19 AM

ustrax Aaaarghhhh!!!! I'm drowning in... Nov 25 2008, 11:01 AM

stevesliva QUOTE (ustrax @ Nov 25 2008, 06:01 AM) Di... Nov 25 2008, 03:05 PM

climber Envy is definitively the right word... and I'm... Nov 25 2008, 11:59 AM

RoverDriver QUOTE (climber @ Nov 25 2008, 03:59 AM) E... Nov 25 2008, 12:14 PM

climber QUOTE (RoverDriver @ Nov 25 2008, 01:14 P... Nov 25 2008, 02:24 PM

djellison It all looks dreadfull. I shall have to make sure... Nov 25 2008, 02:08 PM

Stu QUOTE (djellison @ Nov 25 2008, 02:08 PM)... Nov 25 2008, 05:16 PM

ElkGroveDan Which poem was on the wall, Stu? Nov 25 2008, 05:44 PM

ilbasso My only complaint is that there were no images tha... Nov 25 2008, 02:39 PM

djellison I've been lucky enough to meet a couple of tim... Nov 25 2008, 03:32 PM

john_s Thanks for the photos, Stu! It's especial... Nov 25 2008, 04:02 PM

hendric Stu, We missed our chance to hit the High Bay at... Nov 25 2008, 04:26 PM

PhilCo126 Great moment indeed, thanks for sharing the photos... Nov 25 2008, 05:29 PM

Stu I actually saw two... one was a short poem I wrote... Nov 25 2008, 06:04 PM

jamescanvin This one? http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/inde... Nov 25 2008, 06:20 PM

Stu Yep, that's the one, thanks James. Astro0 sent... Nov 25 2008, 06:23 PM

ElkGroveDan Here's the other one: http://www.unmannedspac... Nov 25 2008, 07:29 PM

ynyralmaen Great pictures, Stu. I encountered Steve Squyres ... Nov 26 2008, 01:18 AM

Shaka Just when you're starting to wonder if it... Nov 26 2008, 06:09 AM

eoincampbell Thanks for the virtual tour. Is the rover all pack... Nov 26 2008, 06:27 AM

djellison Oh - it'll be back out of the aeroshell before... Nov 26 2008, 08:29 AM

Stu In the JPL media auditorium there are lots of grea... Nov 26 2008, 02:01 PM

Stu ... and I'm sure you'll all know what thes... Nov 26 2008, 02:06 PM

djellison Stu's title has been appropriately altered Nov 26 2008, 02:42 PM

ElkGroveDan LOL Doug. But was it "Poet Dude" or ... Nov 26 2008, 05:16 PM

Stu Rather than take up room here, I've started to... Nov 27 2008, 12:12 AM

ElkGroveDan Just amazing Stu. I'm really happy for you, a... Nov 27 2008, 05:16 AM

climber The way of sharing this with us, Stu, make me feel... Nov 27 2008, 09:51 PM

Stu Have written up more of my JPL visit on my blog, i... Nov 30 2008, 01:26 PM

ustrax Dude...ahem...Mr. Poetry Dude...that raised my env... Nov 30 2008, 02:37 PM

Gonzz After years reading this forum, I almost feel like... Dec 1 2008, 12:13 AM

nprev Terrific blog entry, Stu, and thanks for such a de... Dec 1 2008, 12:31 AM

Stu Thanks Nick, and everyone else, appreciate the fee... Dec 2 2008, 11:40 PM

djellison You know something Stu, from the words, I'm ju... Dec 3 2008, 12:48 AM

Stu It was okay, I guess, nothing special... Fourt... Dec 3 2008, 06:11 PM

Tesheiner I enjoyed following the description of your trip; ... Dec 3 2008, 08:45 PM

Astro0 He will be too modest to announce this, so I will.... Dec 3 2008, 09:23 PM

nprev Tesh, your choice of word was exactly correct both... Dec 4 2008, 01:24 AM

Stu Just to wrap this up (cue loud cheers...! ) ... Dec 7 2008, 08:55 PM

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