Ready for an IMAX about the space station.After seeing that show and then seeing the shuttle/capsules for launches, you can understand why astronauts feel like its so spacious!
The building where the shuttle is prepared for launch. Each stripe on the flag is 8 feet across.
This machine carries the shuttle down the tracks to the launch pad at 1 mph taking almost all night! It can get the shuttle within 1 inch of its intended resting place.
The shuttle is taken up those tracks to the launch site. The white towers on either side hold helium and nitrogen? I think? to fuel the rocket boosters. The taller water tower has water in it which is used to deaden the sound of launch.
Me with a massive rocket used in the early days to blast people into space
The shuttle looks big until you see how little the space is for the people! To the right of this, there was a ride that was supposed to feel very similar to a shuttle launch. It was pretty neat!
Ryan was getting pretty hungry...
This is the size of the capsule that held the astronauts for the Apollo missions.
Can you believe they were this confined for so long?
Again, we got to the car just in time! We saw this water spout across the waterway.
Papaw & Gramma took us out to a wonderful Italian meal and then dropped us off at the Holiday Inn next to the airport.
Our last king sized luxury
Our last king sized luxury
1 comment:
Wow, looks like dangerous weather! It's good that didn't turn into a tornado. I have been to the Center before I think when I was little and visiting my Grandma TJ, it was really cool!
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