See that crazy, squatty thing? It's a Guppy…and it can fly! Technically, it's an airplane called NASA 941 or N941NA – but also called the Super Guppy. And this guy in sunglasses…
is my cousin Mike! He's the Flight Engineer on the Guppy. Isn't that cool? Honestly, I know nothing about aviation so I learned the name of this thing from an article about it by Ken Kula (who I also think took these photos). But I'm totally impressed by my cousin's career. He & I haven't spoken in probably 20 (?) years…we kind of just hear about each other through our moms. Lame, right? I know. He and his brother James are both about my age and we spent tons of time together when we were kids. But we also lived a block away from each other so it was easier then. :) I have great memories of both of them. When my mom sent me the link to this article today I was inspired to blog about it.
Super Guppy…up, up and away! 🙂
xo ~ k