Today isn’t nice 70 degree Florida weather. It is windy and only about 65. It feels colder. We went to Kennedy Space Center today. We started out by going to a 3-D IMAX movie that was about 45 minutes long. The movie was about astronauts getting into space, how to build a rocket, and space in general. Kennedy Space Center also goes by KSC. KSC isn’t just space travel and stuff related to space, it is a wild life area that has alligators, birds such as Bald Eagles, fish, and turtles. When we were there, we saw an alligator that was about 10 feet long, two turtles, and later you will find out what other animal we saw.
Before we went to the IMAX movie, we went outside and looked at rockets. Outside there are some things that you can go into such as the caged in walkway that the astronauts use to walk into the shuttle. One of the cockpits that was used in space is approximately 5x6 feet and two people had to stay situated there for 14 days without stretching their legs. Then we went on a tour that lasted a very long time! We got on the bus, then rode for about 15 minutes. While we were riding on the bus, the tour guide pointed out a Bald Eagle’s nest and the Eagle was in the nest. That’s the animal I didn’t tell you about before. I didn’t see it the first time, but I saw it on the way back to the Visitor’s Center. The nest was around six feet around and was in the second row of trees. That is why I didn’t see the nest the first time.
When we got to the first station, we watched a six minute film about the people who actually make the rockets. Then when they finished talking about the space crafts, they talked about wildlife in KSC. Then when the film was over, we went to a room that had stuff about space, and there was a replica of a launch pad. When we were done there, we moved up to an upper deck that had some signs you could read, and it had a door to go outside to look at the view of the launch pads and take some pictures. Then we went back on the bus and went to the next station. There was a large building that had a BIG rocket. There were signs that had information on them that you could read. When we got to the end, there was a restaurant. I’m sure you have heard of “Hard Rock Café”. Well, the restaurant was called “Moon Rock Café”. Once we finished eating, we walked around some more, we touched a moon rock, and then went into a room that looked like a “future” room. Then we got back on the bus and rod back to the Visitor’s Center.
Have you heard of “Dip-N-Dots”? Well, they have “Space Dots”. Then we went to the largest space shop in America. We went on a VERY FUNNY journey that we watched in about five minute segments. We left and went to Walmart (Oh, Boy!), and then we went to Sonny’s BBQ for supper.
Before we went to the IMAX movie, we went outside and looked at rockets. Outside there are some things that you can go into such as the caged in walkway that the astronauts use to walk into the shuttle. One of the cockpits that was used in space is approximately 5x6 feet and two people had to stay situated there for 14 days without stretching their legs. Then we went on a tour that lasted a very long time! We got on the bus, then rode for about 15 minutes. While we were riding on the bus, the tour guide pointed out a Bald Eagle’s nest and the Eagle was in the nest. That’s the animal I didn’t tell you about before. I didn’t see it the first time, but I saw it on the way back to the Visitor’s Center. The nest was around six feet around and was in the second row of trees. That is why I didn’t see the nest the first time.
When we got to the first station, we watched a six minute film about the people who actually make the rockets. Then when they finished talking about the space crafts, they talked about wildlife in KSC. Then when the film was over, we went to a room that had stuff about space, and there was a replica of a launch pad. When we were done there, we moved up to an upper deck that had some signs you could read, and it had a door to go outside to look at the view of the launch pads and take some pictures. Then we went back on the bus and went to the next station. There was a large building that had a BIG rocket. There were signs that had information on them that you could read. When we got to the end, there was a restaurant. I’m sure you have heard of “Hard Rock Café”. Well, the restaurant was called “Moon Rock Café”. Once we finished eating, we walked around some more, we touched a moon rock, and then went into a room that looked like a “future” room. Then we got back on the bus and rod back to the Visitor’s Center.
Have you heard of “Dip-N-Dots”? Well, they have “Space Dots”. Then we went to the largest space shop in America. We went on a VERY FUNNY journey that we watched in about five minute segments. We left and went to Walmart (Oh, Boy!), and then we went to Sonny’s BBQ for supper.
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