We visited the Kennedy Space Center on our recent trip. Here's some photos:

http://gallery.me.com/emarsh#100336

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? )

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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.

If you wait til mid-November, there is a shuttle launch then.

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!!)

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"I'd take the awe of understanding over the awe of ignorance any day." - Douglas Adams

"Certainly, in the topsy-turvy world of heavy rock, having a good solid piece of wood in your hand is often useful." - Ian Faith

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.

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If I set the budget, we'd have Ares and more. Unfortunately, I don't set the budget, and Ares is just too expensive and too far out for us to accomplish our goals within the budget we were given.

If we halt the ISS, all versions of Ares, and transport Orion and Altair aboard DIRECTv3's Jupiter family of Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicles, we just might make it back to the Moon by 2020.

Well, there's an Atlas launch scheduled for October:

Date: Oct. 14 *
Mission: SDO
Launch Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Atlas V
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - Launch Complex 41
Description: The first Space Weather Research Network mission in the Living With a Star (LWS) Program of NASA.

* = No earlier than...

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.

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Cool! What were the photos of that set that looked like a room with a TV?

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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.

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I want to go back to the moon.
I don't care which rocket you use, whichever one you pick, I'll like it, I swear.
"If you think the LHC will create black holes, you might as well believe Hobbits are at the bottom of your garden."- Dr. Mike Inglis
Rovers forever! - ToSeek

Hey, Eric, these are fabulous pictures. Thank you and your wife, for sharing them.
Nice one of Nani too. She's a sweetheart.

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Mak: Pass the pepperoni please.
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