Today we made it to Miami. It took way too long, we also went to the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. When we got there we had a look at the crawler-transporter; the crawler is a giant metal platform that carries the spaceship to the launch pad on it's digger tracks. It was HUGE, and when it is taking a rocket to the launchpad it crawls along very slowly, taking about 8 hours to get from the hangar to the launch site, which is only a few miles away. The hangar is the largest single story building in the world, and the massive hangar doors take 45 mins to open!! When we got to the space center we had to wait in the line for about 1 hour to get in, because the self checking in booths were closed so there was a massive line.
We also saw the space shuttle Atlantis. The Atlantis was the transport reusable space shuttle that took off in the Space Center to give food and supplies, and to take astronauts, satellites, and other equipment to space. It played a big part in helping to build the International Space Station. It was used many times for the same over and over again but it was never intended to go to the Moon. We also touched a moon rock. I got to go on a shuttle lauch simulator - it was awesome, and when you lift off you have to basically lie on your back facing the sky. The noise and g forces are amazing!! We had lots of fun there and saw a 3.7 billion year old rock from space. Hope you like the pictures!
Will you be one of the explorers on a Journey to Mars? You look right at home in this environment. And what powers will you have now that you have touched a moon rock?
ReplyDeleteWhen I was your age so much of this was science fiction but now it is simply science. I have often thought how wonderful it would be to discover extraterrestrial life. I think it would make humans take pause and think about how we are all on this wonderful planet together. We should be looking after the planet and all that is living upon it.
Will space be the final frontier? It may well be your generation who discovers the answer.
I look forward to your next blog post.
Incredible Jesse! We are loving your posts. Great photography too! 3.7 billion years old...unbelievable. Yesterday we had the cross country; it was a sunny and warm Autumn afternoon. Jack was the only Year 8 boy - therefore he got Gold! 5 of our class are off to Zones on Monday. It's Manual day so it will be a quiet morning for us back in Rimu class. Have a great time in Miami! :)
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