Archive: March 2007

So demanding,or, what I want in a hotel

Posted by Katja on 24 March 2007 | Permalink
Filed under travel, wheelchair use | 4 comments so far

I had gotten bored with the Courtyard. Only about 6 channels, of which 4 are some variation of ESPN. (I don’t have cable at home, so I get a kick out of watching the Sci-Fi channel when traveling.) Heavy doors. No fridge or microwave (although you can sometimes get a fridge if you ask nicely). [...]

What I’ve been doing for the last week

Posted by Katja on 16 March 2007 | Permalink
Filed under aerospace | 2 comments so far

Software glitch hinders Orbital Express demonstration
Not our software, the other guys’ software. It’s been a very long, busy week, but things are getting back to normal.

Quick Update

Posted by Katja on 10 March 2007 | Permalink
Filed under aerospace | 5 comments so far

I’m in Albuquerque and we launched successfully Thursday night.
I’m working nights, sleeping days, not much excess brainpower left.

Clueless in Newark

Posted by Katja on 1 March 2007 | Permalink
Filed under disability, travel | 1 comment

Continuing our New Jersey theme, here’s Damon’s account of Newark airport’s version of assistance for the visually impaired:

Interestingly my girlfriend, who is also visually impaired, was allowed to follow the man while he took me first to a toilet (where I jumped out of the chair and left him) then to the baggage collection area [...]