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--- Quote from: brihyn on October 04, 2015, 08:32:01 pm --- --- Quote from: pbj on September 30, 2015, 04:25:27 pm ---Anyway, going on a tour of Johnson Space Center these days is a real eye opener. Looks like it hasn't been touched in 30 years. Stuff I used to climb on as a kid is now roped off with security watching you carefully. We were in for ~$100 just for two of us to wander around. --- End quote --- Finally got to see Johnson earlier this year. While it does indeed look like stuff hasn't been touched in years, man, what a great tour. If you're looking for a "wow" factor type tour, go to Kennedy. If you want to see a working facility, this place is great. Didn't get in to one of the VIP tours...definitely giving me reason to go back. And I can now say that I've finally seen all 3 remaining Saturn Vs --- End quote --- Just got back from Florida, went to Kennedy on Thursday. Wow. It was my 3rd time there since 1986 and I have to say that I think I appreciated it more this time than any other. There was more to do and see and experience than a day at Disneyworld. We did a launch control tour, went to the command center where they launched a whole lot of shuttles and rockets and then saw the launch pads up close.. pretty amazing. It's all multiuse now, spacex has leased one launch pad and the launch room is reconfigured for 4 commercial companies. Seeing the Saturn V again was awesome and the new Atlantis building and presentation is incredible. Well worth the money and I wish I had planned for more than 6 hours there. What made it even cooler is that my girlfriend is a caregiver at an Alzheimer's clinic and she takes care of Frank Borman's wife. I recognized the name when she told me a few months ago that he was an astronaut but didn't know much about him. To see his name and face on so much of the history was pretty awesome. She was super excited and is looking forward to the next time she talks to him. It added more to the experience. We even found a plaque dedicated to him in the Mission:Space ride at Epcot, which was cool. They mentioned the Martian during the tour. Having just seen it before leaving for vacation just added to the awe. It was the best part of the trip, which surprised me since we hit Universal and Disney World. When we got home yesterday, we watched Apollo 13, lol. It was fun seeing scenes that were filmed at Kennedy, especially having been in some of the same places just a few days ago. |
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