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GALTx eNews: Help Out A Huckleberry Hound!

Welcome to our latest little puppy, Huck! Huck’s birthday is January 7, 2019, making him about four months old. His sire is OF Wagon Train and his dam is Underfire. 

On April 21st, Huck jumped from his breeder’s arms and broke a leg when he fell. As you all probably know, we never turn greyhounds away based on medical issues or the cost to treat them. So when we were asked if we could take this boy in, we said yes without hesitation. Huck joined the GALT family on April 22nd. As soon as he arrived, our vets evaluated the break and determined Huck needed surgery to fix it. Dr. Radash at Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center performed the surgery on Huck’s leg on April 26th. Now, his foster family is faced with the challenge of keeping a playful puppy’s activity restricted for several week’s while his leg heals. We understand that will be no small challenge. Huck is tiny in stature but huge on personality.  He loves to play with stuffies and will find a way to have fun even in a cast. Huck won’t be available for adoption until his leg heals and he can be neutered. We won’t know how he will be with cats and other small animals until he grows up a bit. But you can give Huck and hand right now. The cost of the surgery to fix his leg alone is about $2,800 and we will still have the expense of his neuter and vaccinations. To help out Huckleberry Hound, please consider a donation to Huck’s Facebook fundraiser or on our website to our Miss Mesa Fund. Thank you!

Stay tuned for more on this little cutie….

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Bad Flares

It's been a stressful week and a half. On top of that, depression flare. It's a bad one this time around....

I don't know if my depression is getting worse because of what's going on or what. I'm losing all will to keep working. I'm fortunate enough to have that luxury, but I guess I'm just getting tired of working in corporate America.....

The Adventures of Commander Moonikin Campos

Artemis I will be an enormous step toward humanity’s return to the Moon. This mission will be the first flight test of the integrated Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft — the same system that will send future Artemis astronauts to the Moon. That’s why NASA needs someone capable to test the vehicle. Someone with the necessary experience. Someone with the Right Stuff. (Or... stuffing).

Meet Commander Moonikin Campos. He is a manikin, or a replica human body. Campos is named after Arturo Campos, a trailblazing NASA employee who worked on Apollo missions. Arturo Campos’ skill as an electrical engineer was pivotal in the rescue efforts to help guide the Apollo 13 astronauts home.

As the leader of the mission, Commander Campos will be flying in the pilot’s seat for the length of the mission: a journey of 1.3 million miles (~2 million km) around the Moon and back to Earth. He's spent years training for this mission and he loves a challenge. Campos will be equipped with two radiation sensors and will have additional sensors under his headrest and behind his seat to record acceleration and vibration data throughout the mission.

Traveling with Campos are his quirky companions, Zohar and Helga. They’re part of a special experiment to measure radiation outside of the protective bubble of Earth’s atmosphere. Together with their commander, they’re excited to play a role in humanity’s next great leap. (And hopefully they can last the entire flight without getting on each other's nerves.)

Will our brave explorers succeed on their mission and ensure the success of future Artemis operations? Can Commander Moonikin Campos live up to the legacy of his heroic namesake?? And did anyone remember to bring snacks??? Get the answers in this thrilling three-part series!

In the first part of Commander Moonikin Campos’ journey, our trailblazing hero prepares for liftoff from NASA’s spaceport at Kennedy Space Center  in Florida, gets acquainted with the new hardware aboard the Orion spacecraft, and meets his crewmates: Helga and Zohar!

In the second part of the trio’s adventure, Campos, Helga, and Zohar blast out of the Earth’s atmosphere with nearly 8.8 million pounds (4 million kg) of thrust powering their ascent. Next stop: the Moon!

In the final chapter of the Artemis I mission, Campos and friends prepare for their return home, including the last and most dangerous part of their journey: reentering Earth’s atmosphere at a screeching 25,000 miles per hour (40,000 kph).

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