Our second day at the Kennedy Space Center was as enjoyable as the first - the iMax films were awesome, and the Shuttle Launch simulator was great fun (although some of the children were determined to show off and scream louder than the thunderous roar from the 'rocket engines' as we were buffeted and rocked and subjected to some interesting G-force effects).
We had chosen the 'Then And Now' tour for today and we were given a history of space activities at the cape from very early military launches/projects, through to the present day - highlights of the tour included visiting the block house (control room) and the actual launch site of America's first manned space flight and also a somewhat more sobering visit to the site of the Apollo 1 disaster where three astronauts were burned alive as their capsule turned into a blazing inferno during a test countdown on the launch pad.
All too soon it was time to go, and we both felt very sad at leaving such a wonderful place - it felt new and exciting but somehow familiar and friendly as if we'd lived there for years.
We had chosen the 'Then And Now' tour for today and we were given a history of space activities at the cape from very early military launches/projects, through to the present day - highlights of the tour included visiting the block house (control room) and the actual launch site of America's first manned space flight and also a somewhat more sobering visit to the site of the Apollo 1 disaster where three astronauts were burned alive as their capsule turned into a blazing inferno during a test countdown on the launch pad.
All too soon it was time to go, and we both felt very sad at leaving such a wonderful place - it felt new and exciting but somehow familiar and friendly as if we'd lived there for years.
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