Friday, July 28, 2006
Day 10
We are going off with Jared this morning to see the Johnson Space Center here in Houston and possibly to Galveston.
We had a fun day with Jared, touring the NASA Space Center and then driving around Galveston. We took the tram tour at the Space Center and saw the area where astronauts test equipment, including the shuttle and the space station--the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility. We also toured Rocket Park and saw the Saturn V rocket and capsule that took astronauts to the moon. We experienced a simulation of a shuttle launch and had a preview of some of NASA's next projects. There were lots of activities for kids at the space center.
We then drove down to Galveston which is on the Gulf Coast. Galveston is like the Outer Banks with palm trees. It was nearly destroyed by a hurricane in 1900 and was basically rebuilt. Many of the homes are Victorian, reminiscent of Cape May, NJ. There were also a surprising number of buildings that survived the hurricane, dating back to the 1800's.
Jared and Ken aboard the Space Tram:
The Space Tram:
The Space Vehicle Mockup Facility:
Astronaut Memorial Park:
Rocket Park and Saturn V:
Downtown Galveston:
Paddlewheeler:
We had a fun day with Jared, touring the NASA Space Center and then driving around Galveston. We took the tram tour at the Space Center and saw the area where astronauts test equipment, including the shuttle and the space station--the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility. We also toured Rocket Park and saw the Saturn V rocket and capsule that took astronauts to the moon. We experienced a simulation of a shuttle launch and had a preview of some of NASA's next projects. There were lots of activities for kids at the space center.
We then drove down to Galveston which is on the Gulf Coast. Galveston is like the Outer Banks with palm trees. It was nearly destroyed by a hurricane in 1900 and was basically rebuilt. Many of the homes are Victorian, reminiscent of Cape May, NJ. There were also a surprising number of buildings that survived the hurricane, dating back to the 1800's.
Jared and Ken aboard the Space Tram:
The Space Tram:
The Space Vehicle Mockup Facility:
Astronaut Memorial Park:
Rocket Park and Saturn V:
Downtown Galveston:
Paddlewheeler:
