‘Random Run In’ with NASA photographer Max Evans on the Port Canaveral Pier the day #odysseus was supposed to go to the moon.
My significant other ‘Dave’ and I went to visit his son Keith who moved from NY to Fla. near Cape Canaveral. We were jazzed we’d accidentally be on time to see the launch of the first craft to the moon in 50 years!
“Odysseus” was launched by a private company named “Intuitive Machines”. As we all now know, the spacecraft did make it to the moon and even though it landed on it’s side was still able to send information back to earth. The mission was in fact a SUCCESS!
As luck would have it the big launch set for the last night we’d be there, was delayed till the next day and we missed it. Total Bummer.
Thankfully guys like Max Evans, who I ran into, are around to capture moments like this for the rest of us.
Max Evans, a NASA Space Flight photographer was on that fishing pier across from the launch pad that day. He was observing hardware movement at Launch Complex 36 in anticipation of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launch.
Max has been shooting for nasaspaceflight.com for almost 12 months and has spent 4 years telling the story of modern spaceflight. He feels fortunate to be a part of the space industry.
His job is to capture moments of space missions for those of us who cannot see them in person. He feels fulfilled being part of something larger than himself, contributing to space exploration efforts like SpaceX’s goal of making life interplanetary.
Given the chance Max said he’d ‘absolutely’ be willing to travel to space himself. (Sadly I won't be traveling with him beacuse I'm claustrophobic)
Oh, and wanted to mention Max gave me a cool NASA Space Flight Patch. I’ll let you know where I decide to put it. LOL
Of course, I invited him to join me on The Debbie Nigro Show to talk about his cool job as NASA’s Space photographer. I love ‘Random Run Ins’ They’re some of my most fun interviews.
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