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Rocket Garden

Posted 11-25-2010 at 08:41 PM by briboy
Updated 11-25-2010 at 08:57 PM by briboy
The camera just can't depict how big these things are.

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Tall as the skyscrapers back home.

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The Saturn I is so big I couldn't fit it all into the picture!

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Russian rockets too.

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Gemini Capsule

Posted 11-24-2010 at 12:58 PM by briboy
Gene Cernan was the first astronaut we met at the autograph show. Here is a capsule he flew in.

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Marky just loves this stuff.

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Look at how burnt up the capsule gets when reentering Earth's atmosphere.

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Russian space capsule.

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Marky was born the day Sputnik was launched:...
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The Early Years

Posted 11-24-2010 at 12:08 PM by briboy
OK, this is as close as we're going to get. Yes they do scare me. Magnificent creatures though.

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Back to the Visitor Center one last time. We concentrated on the early years.

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I love that they saved the mission control centers and allow us to view a part of history. Now when we watch the old films...
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Saturn V

Posted 11-20-2010 at 03:08 PM by briboy
It's hard to describe the enormity of this rocket.

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How the stages all fit together.

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Stage three.

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Look at this stage two tank, it's massive.

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Command module.

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Capsule.

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They rode in this van. Cool.
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The Orbiter

Posted 11-19-2010 at 05:13 PM by briboy
From the bus, this is as close as you could ever get.

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From the observation area. Awesome.

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From the observation area. Speechless.

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Pad 39B stands empty...

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