Orlando - General Assembly 2009 Day 7

I asked Caleb where he wanted to go today on our last full “fun” day and he said Kennedy Space Center

Massive building where they assemble the space shuttle

Caleb with space shuttle Endeavour on the launch pad

Endeavour is scheduled to lift off on July 11th. It will be the 127th shuttle launch and the 23rd for Endeavour.

That’s the crawler that transports the shuttle to the launch pad. It uses 50 gallons of gas per mile.

That’s what one of the main shuttle engines looks like

Exact consoles and set up as it was for the Apollo 7 mission

Excited to see the displays

Touching a piece of a rock from the moon

Do they make these in Caleb's size...

so we can send him to the moon?

This was going to be interesting

Don’t let the smile throw you, he was a little nervous

This is what you look like right before the Space Shuttle simulation experience at NASA

This is what you look like right after the Space Shuttle simulation experience at NASA (just kidding, it wasn’t bad)

This is the first sight you see after getting off the simulation

Underneath Explorer

Getting ready to board the lower level of Explorer

Inside Explorer

Getting ready to enter the upper level of Explorer

Inside Explorer

Rockets

Caleb wanted to walk/run around and take pictures, so the following are pictures of NASA through the eyes of an excited nearly 8 year old

Great day at the Kennedy Space Center

By a pretty good sized replica of the shuttle

Another shuttle replica

Through the lens of the Hubble telescope

It’s a very inspiring visit and was a very good day!