Saturday, December 15, 2012

Titusville, FL - Day 2

We stayed put today in order to visit the Kennedy Space Center.  When I first stepped out this morning, I could barely see because of the fog and worried that the day would be another cold, foggy, cloudy day.  This is how it looked this morning:


But, the fog lifted by the time we were ready to go.  Then as we stepped off the boat to leave, we saw a large Manatee right under our bow.  Very exciting:



 The pups couldn't see it, and had no idea why everyone was
so excited

 Raising its head to breathe (you can see
Greg peering over the dock in the water's reflection)


We finally stopped looking at the Manatee and headed over to the Kennedy Space Center.  We took the tour and really enjoyed seeing the exhibits.  The Space Program brought about many good changes into our lives, and now with the end of the Shuttle program, the Space Center is in a state of renewal.  The Shuttle Atlantis will be there on display next summer.  So we will have to come back to see it up close.

 The main entrance, and behind it The Rocket Garden

 Greg walking on the actual service arm that Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and
Michael Collins walked across to the command module of Apollo 11 on July 16
(Greg's birthday), 1969.  Their next stop was the Moon!

 Vehicle Assembly Building

 Rocket launch pads

 Shuttle launch facility

 Inside the Apollo and Saturn V Center





Actual Apollo 13 capsule


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