I had tears in my eyes watching this because I knew how much this meant to you! Your joy was infectious! Thanks for sharing!!!

Very cool! Check that off the life list!

Several years ago, I was lucky enough to get a behind the scenes tour of Cape Canaveral by an actual astronaut! I still remember how moved I was at how proud he is to be an American.

Peter – What an exciting opportunity for you! Really enjoyed the great discussion on the learning value of mistakes and the importance of training to avoid them.

It was particularly fun that at times when you were talking, the camera movement made it seem like the shuttle might actually be in flight!

Too cool…special experiences happen to special people. Looked like you had a great time.

It is truly amazing to witness someone’s dream come true. Thank you for sharing yours.

Great speech at ISES today! When you said NASA tour – I was praying (a Jewish prayer) that you were getting a VIP tour – otherwise…for the typical tourist – not so great! Thanks for the HARO, social media tips (and videos)!

Thank you for being curious/interested you Peter. Thanks even more for sharing your “good fortune” with others.

Know too that you do a good interview.

Did you actually get a sandwich out of this too?

Peter, so excellent. I had a shit-eating grin on my face the whole time.

You (continue) to rock and show us all what is possible thanks to karma (and NASA!)

Way to go, Peter! It’s only right that you reap from what you sow by taking all of us “behind the scenes” with HARO. High five.

This is AWESOME!!! I think my favourite is the description of the sunrise. WOW! :-) H.

I am so jealous but you are so deserving. Thank you for sharing with us :) Next stop ….. interview from the shuttle IN SPACE Go for it Peter!

So you think he would invite his father to tag along. Selfish,selfish :)

Outstanding! What a great opportunity and interview thanks for sharing.
Blue Skies

Dr. Nick Patrick absolutely rocks! What a great interview and humble fellow–just like you, Peter. :-)
Next time you’re in Dayton, I’ll take you to the U.S. Air Force Museum–you can tour President Kennedy’s plane, see great old warbirds and history that will give you the chills!

And all I did was buy you a sandwich. Wow … it’s gonna be hard to get much better than this. Glad you had such a blast.

What a great memory to carry with you always. I happy for you that you were able to do this!

Peter, you get to do the COOLEST things! Thank you for sharing your very special experience with the rest of us, and thanks to Dayna Steele for making it happen for not only you, but for the rest of us as well. What a great way to start my day!

Oh! I grew up in NASA, my Dad was the chief engineer for the first moon shot. Very very cool for you, Peter!

I bet he didn’t even have to BPAS! What a thrill. Thank you for sharing this with us. :)

How exciting for you… and for your readers, as your excitement was palpable!

Peter, that is awesome, thanks for sharing (and Dayna’s book looks very interesting). When STS130 is ready to launch, take a quick trip down to Orlando and drive east for an hour to Cocoa Beach or KSC to watch the shuttle launch… It never gets old living here on the Space Coast. Cheers!

Fantastic Peter! Have to say I’m jealous, but it’s great to get to live vicariously through your video!

Now that’s the way to have it — exactly as you want it! Your excitement is infectious — keep going for what you love and sharing with us! Heard you were awesome at ISES…thanks for sharing with Houston!!!

Way to go. What a great experience and now you owe your cat big-time treats.
Thanks for all you do for HARO – it’s been a great help.

Peter:
If you are ever asked to GO on a real shuttle launch, would you do it?

That was THE coolest thing Peter! Thanks for sharing that. Your line of questioning reminded me of poor Gus Grissom.

I’m SO happy for you, Peter. I know how much this meant to you. How fantastic. :)

Wow, great – thanks for sharing. I had the opportunity to have dinner (me and 50 other folks) with Frank Borman a few years back and got to see him perform in a heritage flight at an air show the next day. I will never forget the experience. Thanks for taking us on your ride.

That’s it. You have the coolest job ever. Hands down. Well, OK, you do spend a lot of time in airports, but still….NASA!!

What a great video – thank you for sharing your exciting visit with the rest of us. I was cracking up every time you were literally salivating over the shuttle mock-up, the astronaut, etc.

This was very cool. I wish I lived closer so that I could look into getting a tour for my 9year old son who is Autistic. He would love it.

So cool! I share a similar thrill – got to interview several of the original Mercury 7 astronauts at the annual Aviation Hall of Fame banquet when I was a TV reporter in Dayton back in the 1980s. You MUST take up Janice Rice and visit the Air Force museum at Wright-Patterson AFB near Dayton. They’ve got just about every plane ever flown. Sooooo cool!.
Maybe next summer, after your speaking gig at the PRSA Sunshine District Conference in Jacksonville, you can drive down and spend a day at Kennedy Space Center – some really awesome stuff there, too.

Your sheer excitement made me grin, and Dr. Patrick’s description of seeing a sunrise from space moved me to tears. What a phenomenal experience — thank you for sharing it with us.

Sheesh…my cousin is a NASA engineer and I never got a behind the scenes tour. Her specialty is toilet bolts! hah! Who cares about getting a sandwich…that had to be the experience of a lifetime.

Amazing! What a wonderful experience.

Congrats to you Peter! It was obvious how much this meant to you. Good things happen to good people.

Okay, I think I want your job! More good stuff, Peter!

I wonder if Nick has beat the Little Prince’s record of seeing 44 sunsets in one day!

That’s so amazing. Dayna is a really cool lady-she sent me her book after I posted a HARO query for MY book, and I’ve gotten quite a bit out of it. She has some great stories. And now you have yet another one! You’re building a pretty awesome family, Peter.

go you!

OMG that is totally cool. A hospital nurse once told me that her previous patient had been Danielle Steel and confirmed that she is a great person. She also said her husband stayed with her 24/7. No wonder she writes romance novels!

Thank you for sharing Peter. When I read your email about going to NASA, I thought that was so coool. I appreciate that it is a rare opportunity those few that get to tour an operation that has contributed many inventions (like Tang and the space blankets people receive at the end of running a marathon) people use everyday.

At findingDulcinea, we did an interview with Dayna Steele earlier this year; it is one of my favorite pieces we’ve done because she has had such an interesting life and a great outlook on it. According to it, you have David Crosby (of CS&N) to thank for her connection to NASA:

http://www.findingdulcinea.com.....teele.html

I could almost see the sun raise, beautiful. Awesome interview – his advise and your questions were great! thanx :)

I could almost see the sun raise, beautiful. Awesome interview – his advise and your questions were great. thanx :)

Best gig I ever had was flacking for a former shuttle commander for 6 mo. I am still retelling his stories. Guy was f’ing Captain America

Peter…that picture makes me so insanely freakin’ jealous, I can’t see straight.