Kennedy Space Center14-15 November 2019On November 13th, a bunch of students and chaperones left Baltimore on a bus trip. On November 14th, we woke up in Daytona, central Florida. | ||||
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First stop was a tour of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Medium picture [79 KB] Full picture [1639 KB] |
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I didn't take too many pictures, but this was the Student Union building Medium picture [124 KB] Full picture [3465 KB] | ||||
We spent November 15th at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex | ||||
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Astronauts just wander the grounds. Medium picture [90 KB] Full picture [2327 KB] |
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The Saturn 1B was so big... Medium picture [109 KB] Full picture [3090 KB] | ||||
...I couldn't fit it in one picture Medium picture [125 KB] Full picture [3466 KB] |
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A Mercury crew capsule ... apparently, actual size. Medium picture [73 KB] Full picture [3281 KB] | ||||
An Apollo crew capsule ... apparently, actual size. Medium picture [66 KB] Full picture [2979 KB] |
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After about a half hour of wandering, we had a visit in one of their educational labs. | ||||
One of the tables had a bunch of space-themed Tangram puzzles. Medium picture [75 KB] Full picture [3487 KB] | ||||
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Another table had electronic parts Medium picture [75 KB] Full picture [2951 KB] | ||||
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They had "clean room" style gloves to build with Legos and things Medium picture [84 KB] Full picture [4264 KB] | ||||
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They had an infrared camera. Medium picture [71 KB] Full picture [2994 KB] | ||||
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They had a Virtual Reality spacewalk simulator. Medium picture [73 KB] Full picture [2941 KB] | ||||
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They called these Tinkertoys when I was a kid. These are a newer style. Medium picture [76 KB] Full picture [2483 KB] | ||||
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This was a gyroscope demonstration. You sit on a stool on a rotating platform... Medium picture [77 KB] Full picture [3473 KB] | ||||
... spin the bicycle wheel in your hands... Medium picture [80 KB] Full picture [4730 KB] |
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... and as you tilt the bicycle wheel, momentum spins your stool Medium picture [80 KB] Full picture [4750 KB] | ||||
Probably the`biggest hit was a hand-held digital microscope. Medium picture [82 KB] Full picture [3498 KB] |
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The kids had a fantastic time. I probably took 100 pictures just here. Medium picture [79 KB] Full picture [2990 KB] | ||||
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OK, the kids weren't the only ones who had tons of fun. Me and my camera in infrared Medium picture [60 KB] Full picture [3021 KB] | ||||
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We spent a couple of hours there, then spent the afternoon exploring the Visitor Complex. | ||||
Pictures from the Astronaut Hall of Fame, including Sally Ride, the first female astronaut; Medium picture [65 KB] Full picture [3901 KB] | ||||
and Charlie Bolden, the former NASA Administrator. Medium picture [72 KB] Full picture [3772 KB] |
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They had a huge constellation map (the Celestial Sphere) made of granite... Medium picture [85 KB] Full picture [5062 KB] | ||||
... mounted on a fountain so that it turns and spins. Medium picture [96 KB] Full picture [5113 KB] |
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Atlantis had a robotic arm used primarily to help build the International Space Station. Medium picture [124 KB] Full picture [3110 KB] | ||||
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The nozzle from a Space Shuttle Engine. Medium picture [143 KB] Full picture [4208 KB] |
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A close-up of the heat-shielding tiles Medium picture [111 KB] Full picture [3501 KB] |
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The launch countdown clock. There wasn't actually a launch, they just had the clock turned on. Medium picture [84 KB] Full picture [4831 KB] | ||||