The Kennedy Space Center
I was interested in visiting the Kennedy Space Center to observe the differences between it and the one in Guyana. Owing it probably to the proximity to the Disneyland, the KSC visit feels like one to an amusement park: rides, 3D theaters, special effects, popcorn, restaurants and so on. Nobody was wearing an astronaut’s suit, though 🙂
The bus took us to an observation deck, to an old Apollo control center and to the cargo preparation area for the shuttle program. Besides those, there are many full size mock-ups, including a shuttle, the Saturn V and other rockets and sections of the International Space Station. |
One of the cargo preparation areas. Occasionally, alligators could be seen in the canals like this one |
The Apollo command center |
Saturn V mock-up and other exhibits |
The Lunar buggy, also a mock-up |
Some of the first suit designs |
Outside the cargo preparation area |
Inside the cargo preparation area |
The toilet aboard the International Space Station |
The ISS lab |
The shuttle cargo bay with the payload, mock-up |
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