KSC/CCAFS Family Day

Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station had a Family Day today, so any badged employee could bring in up to 6 people with them. They normally don't allow anyone in without an individual access badge, so this was the girls' one shot to get up close to an active Space Shuttle and see the launch pads and some other facilities. The night before when we I asked Em if she wanted to go she said "No...it's boring. We already have pictures of the Space Shuttle!". Nice. This is the girl who said when she grows up she wants to work with Daddy at Lockheed!

Anyway, we drove down through the Canaveral National Seashore and went in through the north gate, whcih is a nice country drive. Daddy pointed on the big 50 ft dish on the radar on the access road, but the girls didn't really care. Daddy explained that NASA uses that site for debris tracking in case anything comes off the shuttle during a launch, and that really got them interested enough to yawn. Oh well. I know someone would appreciate all this, so next year it's just me and Greg for Family Day!

Gator!

Complex 39 Pad

Rocket Launch Pads

The girls and the Endeavour Nose

Endeavour Nose/Landing Gear

Some new Heat Shield Tiles

The VAB. Pretty freackin' big! Greg says it the largest building on both Earth and Uranus!

Endeavour Tail

The ladies by the main engine section. No cones on, though.