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This weekend, after a long work week, I was able to get away for a few days to take a trip with my brother Darryl. I left early on Saturday morning, very tired because I ended up staying out with my scope until about 1 a.m. on Friday night. I met up with Darryl in Houston and we flew on to Miami. I was lucky and got a first class seat, which really helped me catch up on some much-needed rest. We then drove to my oldest brother Eric' s house to spend the night. I don' t see them often, especially Eric and his family, so this was a super way to start out our trip.
On Sunday after church and lunch, we drove North and visited my niece at her college. After dinner we backtracked a little bit to our hotel in Cocoa Beach. This morning, we got up and headed over to Kennedy Space Center to spend a day amongst the rockets. What a blast, pun intended!
We took the "Nasa Up-Close� tour which meant we were able to drive right up next to the various launch pads, assembly and test buildings, etc. We saw the runway where the Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to land on Wednesday, and we saw the huge Crawler Transporter heading towards Launch Pad 39B to retrieve the Mobile Launch Platforms. The Moon programs seem to be a prominent theme at the KSC as NASA is gearing up for new manned moon missions. We got to see the control room that was used for the Apollo missions, several Saturn rockets, and a bunch of other rockets in the "Rocket Garden�.
Wildlife was also present everywhere, there were numerous alligators making their slow motion security rounds, and even an American Bald Eagle in a large nest.
There is a new ride in the works, it' s not ready yet but there will be a Space Shuttle experience ride next year. Looks like a lot of fun. The 3d IMAX "Magnificant Desolation� was an excellent presentation of what it would be like to be on the surface of the moon.
So basically it' s been a fun day. After KSC we took a walk along Cocoa Beach and then went out for a filling dinner. Tomorrow will be travel back to reality day.
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