First, we went into an explorers exhibit. They had alot of information on the Constellation project in there, and were "recruiting" tomorrows astronauts, astrophysicists, engineers, and "adventurers" of every kind.

We were able to watch an imax show on the Hubble Space Telescope. I did a little project on it for science class way back in 6th grade, and remember being so proud that my daddy had done some kind of programing work to go with it. I am continually amazed to see the kinds of pictures that Hubble captures from the far distant reaches of space. The most beautiful to me are the nebulae, the place where new stars are born. They had several neat models around of Hubble and the images it has sent back.

Next we ate lunch where Britt learned to finally drink from a straw. The only problem, now he wants something out of everyone's cup all the time. Let's just say that the boy got more caffeine and sugar this week with Ahna and Grumps here than he will get for the next month.

After lunch we headed over to catch one of the buses that tours the grounds. On the way over there we ran into an astronaut. Britt was mostly interested in his reflection, but he did shake the man's hand. The first stop on the tour was to drive by the Vehicle Assembly Building. This was originally built to house and assemble the Saturn V rockets. It's now used for the shuttles. The building could fit 4 of the Empire State buildings inside, and is the fourth largest building in the world. The doors are the biggest doors in the world, and on top of the building there is room for Yankee Stadium plus an acre and a half to park the fans. The flag is massive: each star is 6 ft across, the blue star field is the size of an MBA basketball court, and the stripes are 8 feet wide, and a bus could drive down them no problem. We passed by on our way out to the viewing platform from which we could see the launch pads. One they had already begun converting over for the Constellation project, and even though we couldn't get really close to those it was a sight!After we left there, the next stop on the tour was the Saturn V rocket center. Here they had on display a Saturn V rocket and a really neat video about the Apollo Missions. They even had some of the original computers set up in a room, along with the Moon Rover, the Lunar Lander, and lots of other gear. One thing I didn't expect to see was a 1969 Chevy Corvette. It belonged to Buzz Aldrin, who bought it from a friend who owned a dealership in Melbourne. He liked it so well that the dealer went to NASA and set up a lease to allow all the astronauts at the time to get one. After that he ran an ad saying that the Corvette was an astronauts second fastest ride, and in one week sold 100.The finally really cool thing that we were able to do, was to not only see, but to touch a moon rock. It was so smooth almost like glass. After that, Britt was pretty wore out so we headed back to the car. It was a really great place, and I'm glad we got the chance to visit.