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Orlando Fla. – Kennedy Space Center

Rosie, my sister Lynn and Larry (Brother-In-Law) made our way down to Florida the other day. We’re staying in Orlando and planning on taking in all the sights. Today we spent the entire day at the Kennedy Space Center. This is definitely one of my favorite places on earth to visit. We make it a point to get out there every time we’re down here. The Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is responsible for all space missions until a few moments after launch. At that time, the Johnson Space Center in Houston takes over.

At the KSC we saw a Saturn V Rocket. It’s flippin’ HUGE. My best guess is that the thrusters are 12 – 14 feet in Diameter. Here’s a picture with some people standing under them : Thrusters.

We were able to see the Launch Pad with Space Shuttle Endeavour on it. Endeavour is Preparing for a flight in the near future. You can check the NASA Launch Schedule right here. Aside from that, we took in an IMAX Flick on the International Space Station, and even got to see them assembling parts for the next installations onto the space station.

One of my favorite parts of the tour is the Launch Control Room for the Apollo missions. You can totally envision the electricity there during the Apollo XI Mission.

Places like this really bring out the science geek in me. In my mind, landing a guy on the moon was the most important scientific application of the 20th Century. Sure, there were other great accomplishments, but few of them for the sake of pure science. Simply “because it was hard to do”.

Stay Tuned .. I’ll write about Disney and Universal Theme parks later this week.

4 Responses so far.

  1. Dr. Al Volkl says:

    Hey Tom,

    Glad to hear you are doing well. Happy New Year!
    Could’nt help but talk about you the other day. Remembering our 0-13 basketball season at St. Ann’s. I Got together with Chip Frodella, his wife is pregnant, can’t believe chip is gonna be a dad. Man, you sure do know a lot about computers. I can never seem to get my laptop to work properly lately. I might need you.
    Take care and keep in touch. Best in 08!

    Al

  2. admin says:

    hey Al, great to hear from you. I was just thinking about you and Chip yesterday. My sister Lynn had an old picture of you and your brother Michael and Chip and I. I’m not sure where it was taken though. Truthfully, we all look kind of goofy in the picture.

    I get back from Florida on Sunday evening, how about we get together some evening next week and grab dinner? I’ll email you when I get in.

    Tom

  3. Dr. Al Volkl says:

    I can meet up in Manhattan next week. Email me when you get in when you are around next week.

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