The Test Crew for the Voyager's New 4-Hour Mission
Several years ago, I wrote a mission for the newly opened Voyager. It was told for a school year, then shelved so we could onboard the school's Young Astronauts and Voyager Club school year LDM's (Long Duration Missions). A month ago, Bracken and I decided to bring the mission back, with changes to increase it from a 2.5-hour mission to 4 hours with the working title "Prelude". Bracken spent the last few weeks creating all-new tactical screens and videos and an extensive Thorium timeline.
Yesterday, the extended Prelude was told for the first time to a small test crew composed of one Space Place employee, three Space Center Voyagers, two Lion's Gate Space Center staff, and the Great Alex Anderson - creator of Thorium, the software used by most of Utah Valley's starship simulators.
It was an informal briefing in the Art Room. The primary purpose of the briefing was to familiarize the crew with the Farpoint Universe and select jobs. In addition, the crew was told to patrol the Cardilir Border Zone as their mission objective.
The crew boarded the ship, training commenced, and then.......something went wrong.
It wouldn't be proper to say what because this mission will be told to many of our Voyager Club members over time and, of course, to The Space Place's visitors.
Bracken leaves plenty of time after the mission for crew feedback. This test crew had 30 minutes to dissect the mission and offer suggestions for improving the story and their individual jobs during the mission. We are grateful for the feedback.
A big shout out to the Voyager's patient, hard-working staff, and Voyager Volunteers who staffed the test mission. They kept up with Bracken's story pacing, did an excellent job with the acting roles, and feasted on an endless supply of pizza and donuts. And congratulations to Henry for running the Voyager's IIFX (2nd Chair) position. Usually, that job goes to Livy and Megan. However, Livy was on the test crew, and Megan was needed on the Cassini. In the trade, we call this a battlefield promotion.
The John Williams Laser Show Opened Last Night
Yesterday, I found Mr. Porter, the Space Center's Director, hard at work in the Planetarium's Crow's Nest as I gave a tour of the Space Center to several potential new members of the Space Center's Voyager Explorers Club. He waved his arm overhead so they could see him over the desk and the computers.
Mr. Porter, bathed in the Crow's Nest Red Lights, Creating the Visuals for the New John Williams Laser Show
The show's opening night was yesterday at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $7.00 per person, and there are several shows to choose from every weekend. Get your tickets and bring the entire family to this outstanding laser experience with the finest film music ever written!
Imaginairum Theater
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