Kennedy Space Centre!

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Last week Steph, Nicole, Katelyn, and I were able to take advantage of a crew shore excursion that was being offered to the Kennedy Space Centre. For $15, we had transportation, passes into the centre, tours around the centre, and things like the shuttle launch experience and the IMAX film.

What a fun day we had. We were driven out near the launch pad where the actual NASA launches take place. Along the way we saw lots of alligators, as the Kennedy Space Centre is also a nature reserve and houses many different animals, including lots of Florida gators!

It was amazing to tour around and see real rockets. It’s hard to truly appreciate the size and complexity of these giant structures we were surrounded by. We watched the IMAX video and tried to fathom what it would be like to be up in space. Space is truly an amazing thing and we felt we at least had a taste of it on this visit - definitely a fun day off the ship.

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Photos

HUGE building
I think these are offices or something, but the flag painted on the side was HUGE - the stripes apparently big enough to drive a bus on, and each star bigger than a double sized bed!

Exploring Space
Katelyn and I make it to the moon!

Decorative Shuttles
There were TONS of painted shuttles around

The Universe is Calling
Steph, Nicole, and I

Florida Gator!
This guy was about 6 feet below where we were standing!

Friends Forever
this gator and turtle did not seem to mind each other's company at all.

3D IMAX
Nicole and I looking pretty hot in our glasses

Comments

[Jesse]

I've been there!!!
Hey Sarah! The Kennedy Centre is awesome! We went last winter, we lucked out and our tour guide was a test pilot and then a co-ordinator of some of the projects. He told us that huge building is where they assemble the rockets while standing. It really is an inspirational place though, shows what people can accomplish when they throw everything into it. -Jesse

[anonymous]

It's a building to store the space shuttles