Learning and remote frontiers
Marcus sat in Scoma’s Restaurant with his mentor and friend, Raoul. Nearby, Fisherman’s Wharf hummed with activity and the lights around the San Francisco Bay glittered as Raoul listened to Marcus talk about his trip to Houston. They hadn’t spoken in a couple of months.
“A good idea of yours Raoul, for me to stop over. Houston to Sydney is a long flight! The food here is great, as usual.”
“That place in Sydney was good too.”
“Yeah, but we don’t have a Bay like this.”
Raoul agreed. “It’s cool.”
“The Bay’s beautiful, and the Space Centre is cool, Raoul – the real deal.”
“Oh yes, your Houston trip,” Raoul remembered.
“You should see the Neutral Buoyancy Lab – I watched astronauts training underwater. Riveting.”
“That was called the Weightless Training Facility – or something – before.”
“The Buoyancy Lab is different to the original. I remember the original structure, too. You’ve been to the Centre?”
