I have decided to make a list of acronyms and terminology that I use so that you all know what I’m talking about. So her goes…
Hab 1- Habitat 1: a four story building used to house most of the campers. The camper rooms hold up to 6 or 7 people.
Hab 2 – Habitat2: the 2 story building where I live. Campers stay in bays which hold more than 20 people. The lower level is built into the gound on one side so it is where we bring trainees during severe weather.
Trainees- our word for campers
Team Leader- the counselor in charge of a group. there can be up to two team leaders per group, a day counsleor and an evening counselor.
Support- a counselor who goes where is needed to support the other counselors or who could be running some activity or other.
Doubles- when you are both the morning and evening team leader.
USSRC- United States Space and Rocket Center, located in Huntsville, Alabama.
Shuttle- the assembly that takes our astronaust into space now.
Orbiter- the part of the shuttle that looks like a plain which most people think of as the shuttle
SRB’s- Solid Rocket Bosters: the two white rocket looking things on either side of the shuttle. they are the engines that get us moving.
ET- External Tank: the big orange thing. it is just a huge fuel tank. it fuels the SSMEs on the Orbiter.
SSME’s- Space Shuttle Main Engines: The three big engines on the orbiter. Fueled by the ET. Also used during launch.
