Kennedy Space Center

I was in Orlando Florida over the weekend for the National Association of Realtors annual convention. My flight didn't leave until late Monday night, so I rented a car and headed east towards Cocoa Beach and the Kennedy Space Center.

As I approached the complex, along this long expanse over open water...I could see the staging area for the shuttle as well as towers for other launch pads. I only had an a couple of hours to visit the center, so I made quick work of visiting each of the exhibits.


<-- Rocket Garden

- Shuttle Launch Experience
- History of space exploration
- Future of space exploration
- Inside the shuttle
- Gift Shop

It was pretty amazing to see a Mercury capsule that had actually been in space. I took some pictures with my cell phone (they didn't turn out so well).


There was a large memorial dedicate to those who lost their lives in pursuit of space exploration. It was very touching and a tribute to the sacrifice they made in the name of science.

All around the park there were signs that showed how NASA space technology has been used to make everyday items. It was kind of neat to see how our tax dollars (used to fund NASA research) ended up benefiting us all.

They offer bus tours of the entire facility (takes about half a day) as well as a space camp, lunch with an astronaught....next time!!!