Thursday, May 31, 2007

Who's rocket is this?

My first report from Florida is also from my favorite destination: Cap Canaveral! Beside the lunch pads the NASA also has several attractions there for its visitors like this 1:1 model of the space shuttle where you can actually see how big it is from the inside. Right beside it you also have a lunch simulator which is simply amazing!

This is the actual hangar where rockets get assembled. Doesn't look that big, right? Just keep in mind... the blue rectangle in the American flag on the left has the same size like a regular Basketball court. Even though this house is still there from the Apollo program it is still the house with the biggest free space in the world!


And this is the real deal... the space shuttle Atlantis waiting on the pad for its lunch at the 9th of June. Unfortunately because of all the security mess you can't get closer without getting arrested. I didn't try before you ask ;-)


And this is the garden of rockets with all rockets assembled used in the various programs. On the far right you still see a bit from the massive Apollo mission rocket... the biggest rocket ever build up to now!

But this was just one place I visited on my Florida trip!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh great place you have been to!
My son will envy you a lot though!!
Why didnt you go to Aero Space by that then! you missed a great chance.

Ekki said...

Actually the Space Shuttle lunched today! Without me, believe it or not. Next time I will hide in their trunk and wait for the lunch :-)