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eric_marsh
07-July-2009, 11:47 PM
We visited the Kennedy Space Center on our recent trip. Here's some photos:

http://gallery.me.com/emarsh#100336
AGN Fuel
08-July-2009, 05:03 AM
They are sensational, Eric. Thank you so much for sharing them. :)

I'm taking my family there in October, and seeing these has whetted my appetite all the more!

(What's the one with the dog right at the end? :lol:)
eric_marsh
08-July-2009, 01:33 PM
The dog at the end is Nani, our new puppy. She traveled with us and got to spend the day in the air conditioned kennels at the space center.
jrkeller
09-July-2009, 01:32 AM
They are sensational, Eric. Thank you so much for sharing them. :)

I'm taking my family there in October, and seeing these has whetted my appetite all the more!

(What's the one with the dog right at the end? :lol:)

If you wait til mid-November, there is a shuttle launch then.
AGN Fuel
09-July-2009, 02:34 AM
If you wait til mid-November, there is a shuttle launch then.

:cry: Not really possible, I'm afraid. Big, big, big shame!!

That would have been some experience for my kids (and one big kid here too!!)
mugaliens
09-July-2009, 07:51 AM
If you wait til mid-November, there is a shuttle launch then.

That would be wonderful for my son! (and me - haven't seen a launch since one of the Apollos).

I'll keep my eyes peeled for the opportunity.
schlaugh
09-July-2009, 11:22 AM
Well, there's an Atlas launch scheduled for October:

Date: Oct. 14 *
Mission: SDO (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sdo/main/index.html)
Launch Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Atlas V (http://www.ulalaunch.com/)
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (http://www.patrick.af.mil/) - Launch Complex 41
Description: The first Space Weather Research Network mission in the Living With a Star (LWS) Program of NASA.

* = No earlier than...
Swift
09-July-2009, 02:05 PM
Nice pictures. I like the one of feeding the bird - must be a story. My KSC pictures are from the film days and would have to be dug out and scanned, but I recall I had some nice alligator pictures; as we took the bus tour you could see a few lying around.
KaiYeves
09-July-2009, 11:38 PM
Cool! What were the photos of that set that looked like a room with a TV?
eric_marsh
10-July-2009, 02:17 AM
The bird wasn't anything too special - we ate a light breakfast and gave scraps to some birds. The TV room was used to show a program that used a lot of 60s era space news combined with a contemporary actor and narrative.
KaiYeves
10-July-2009, 10:38 PM
The bird wasn't anything too special - we ate a light breakfast and gave scraps to some birds. The TV room was used to show a program that used a lot of 60s era space news combined with a contemporary actor and narrative.
That sounds interesting.
mahesh
11-July-2009, 02:19 PM
Hey, Eric, these are fabulous pictures. Thank you and your wife, for sharing them.
Nice one of Nani too. She's a sweetheart.