Blast Off

Day 8 – Sunday 1/10/10
We headed over to the Kennedy Space Center today to check out our space program.  What an impressive place!  We had a blast (hee hee).  Actually we did do the Launch Experience (simulator) which they say is pretty realistic.  I can’t vouch for its authenticity, but I will say it was lots of fun.  The shuttle Endeavor was on the launch pad and while we couldn’t get a great look at it, it was pretty special just knowing it was out there and getting prepped for its launch on February 7.  It’s totally amazing all that goes into building, moving, launching and returning these things.  I never really appreciated it before now.  We learned a ton about the older rockets, the newer shuttles and the International Space Station.

I bit of trivia - apparently this flag on one of the NASA buildings is the largest flag in the world.  The stars on this flag each measure 6 ft. across. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/behindscenes/vab_flag.html