Yesterday we spent time exploring the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center which is an amazing complex of IMAX movie theatres, a Rocket Garden (filled with replics of all the Nasa rockets and space modules)...
fun play centres for the kids...
a memorial to astronauts, one of the out of service space shuttles (wow)
and a cool cool cool space shuttle simulator which replicated an actual shuttle launch--yours truly and Bryanna went on that while Kim and the little girls watched from an observation area (as they were too small to go inside). We then ended the day with a visit to the Astronaut Hall of Fame. Kim and I were fascinated to read the history of all the astronaut teams - all the tragedies and the triumphs. What a phenomenal history there is in NASA's space saga.
The girls were more interested in all the interactive exhibits...
Of course, my daredevil Bryanna had to try out the 4 G-Force Simulator. I was terrified for her but she was determined to go and she, well...see the following for the whole story!
Waiting for the simulator to start...
See the Simulator in motion!
The astronaut emerges...
But today is the day that Kim and I were waiting for. We returned to the Visitor Centre and caught the bus to take us out to the launch area observation tower. We passed the Vehicle Assembly Building - where they attach the shuttle to the rockets (the building is the third largest in the world....see the red stripes in the flag on the building? The longest stripes are 20 stories high.)
I loved viewing the launch pads from the observation towers...
4 comments:
Way to go Brya!!! I know someone else who would have been all over that simulator ride --
What a wonderful side trip for you.
couldn't get the second video blip to work?
You are looking a toasty brown, Lianne!!
Video is working Anne Marie and that's the good one...try from different computer?
Wow what a fun time had by all. it brought back memories we owned a condo in Titusville and we used to lay on the beach that is right near the launch pads! Oh fun days gone by! What a great time, will have to take Mac if we go down next year. We are off to hockey and then to see the Egyptian mummies yesterday was at the Parliament buildings it was great fun being a tourist in our nations capital! Enjoy your time, love us
So cool! Looks like you are having a great time!
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