Spaced out

Although we’d already been to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida - and thought we’d seen the best - we decided to visit the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas since we were in the area.

We toured the Mission Control Room where history came to life as we listened to the actual recordings of the Apollo crew’s 1969 mission to land on the moon, and watched on the screens  the actual video footage and computer data outputs - exactly what the control room staff would have seen on that day. They did a really good job of recreating the feeling of excitement and pressure that filled the air during that historic launch. 

Mission Control

We walked through some of the astronaut training facilities, and got up close and personal with the Apollo Command Module and the Space Shuttle Atlantis. After viewing some entertaining and informative videos, and visiting numerous interactive displays, we were totally spaced out, but quite impressed with what we had seen. There was even an opportunity to have breakfast with an astronaut, but we didn't arrive early enough.

We had planned to spend just a few hours at the center, but we were there almost the entire day! It was well worth it.

Space Shuttle Atlantis

Canadarm 1

Inside the astronaut training facility

A sewist's table is always messy, even at NASA!

The closest we got to an astronaut