Kennedy Space Center
Sit in Captain Kirk’s Chair Now through October 31, 2011, at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Florida
It would be illogical not to visit the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida this fall and experience Star Trek: A Fall Celebration. After all, the television series is celebrating its 45th anniversary and Florida residents can save $5 on admission! (General admission is $43 per person.) Last month I was the guest of […]
Continue ReadingRandom Thoughts from the Backseat About Last Space Shuttle Launch
Upon my 9:30 p.m. arrival to Space View Park in Titusville, Fla., tonight I could feel the buzzing energy for the final space shuttle launch. Tents have popped up and chairs set out with prime real estate closest to the water. The focal point is the beaming Atlantis sitting on the launch pad some 11 […]
Continue ReadingMy Astronaut Training Experience at Kennedy Space Center in Florida
“Magic happens here,” NASA Payload Specialist Samuel T. Durrance (Ph.D.) told the Astronaut Training Experience participants during our orientation Saturday afternoon. He was referring to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. [Read more about Dr. Durrance in this post.] On day three of my Chevy Tahoe Hybrid adventure the vehicle carried me to Florida’s Space […]
Continue Reading3…2…1…My First Space Shuttle Liftoff Experience
The dissipating crackling sound of space shuttle Endeavour reaching for the stars back on May 16 is still vivid. Yes, it’s been more than a month since I finally witnessed a space shuttle launch and it’s been a few weeks when I stayed awake to welcome her back on June 1. Thanks to my iPhone […]
Continue Reading#NASATweetup Redux STS-134: 70 Percent Go for Monday, May 16, 2011
*SQUEAL!!!* Now that the weekend is here and space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to launch on Monday at 8:56 a.m., I can SCREAM how excited I am! I’ve been cautiously optimistic and plan to remain so until I actually see the shuttle and hear the rumble so not to be disappointed if the dreadful “S” […]
Continue ReadingWordless Wednesday: People of NASA Tweetup
Was there any doubt this post would be about the NASA Tweetup at Kennedy Space Center, April 28 & 29, 2011? If you’ve been reading along, you know I’ve been inspired by many NASA people so it’s only appropriate this week’s Wordless Wednesday showcases some of these amazing folks I met and listened to this […]
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