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September 24th 2012

Published: September 25th 2012

I arrived at the hotel on the outskirts of Savannah after a long but uneventful drive. The hotel was nicer than the last few I’ve stayed at, which was good. The next morning (Saturday) I was feeling pretty lazy so decided not to do too much. After breakfast, the first thing I wanted to do was to visit the post office and send another parcel full of souvenirs home in the hope that my luggage isn�... Read Full Entry

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Mobile Launch Pad

If I remember correctly, this is one of the new NASA mobile launch pads.

The VAB again

This photo is probably the best for giving a sense of scale. Look closely to see the pick-up trucks parked out the front, and the people doors.

The old launch pad

The Apollo launches happened here, as well as most of the space shuttle launches.

The new launch pad

It is a "clear launch pad" which means that all of the launch equipment is included on the mobile launch pad that is taken out there only for the launch itself. The towers you can see are essentially just lightning rods.

The crawler road

This roadway is used by the "crawler" to bring rockets and shuttles out to the launch pads.

The Apollo Control Centre

Rear End of the Saturn V Rocket

Front End of the Saturn V Rocket

Apollo 14 Re-entry Capsule

The Mercury Control Centre

You can see how advanced the Apollo program was!

25th September 2012

Jenny
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The Kennedy Space Centre really sounded interesting, which is no small thing when I'm not normally interested in that sort of thing. What a great opportunity to meet "a real live astronaut!" I like the photo. Interesting the gate in old city walls, must be fantastic to see that sort of thing in normal everyday streets, so different from here! How is Las Vegas? What is my new sister in laws name - LOL!!!

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