Today we got up super early at 7 am for our usual breakfast buffet to set out for Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space centre which is about 35 miles East of Orlando. It was a brilliant day to go to NASA as there were not too many tourists around. We listened to a talk by astronaut Wendy Lawrence and she gave us some insight to astronaut living, training and shuttle take offs. She was very interesting and informative to listen to. and also a good buddy of Aussie astronaut
Andy Thomas. We were lucky enough to have our photo taken with her.
Next we went to the IMAX Theater and watched "Magnificent Desolation" in 3-D which starred, directed and narrated by Tom Hanks.
After this we visited the Robots Scouts which was on robotics used in the exploration of outer space. It was then time for our KSC tour of the 39A and B launch sites for the space shuttles and their landing strip. We learnt alot about the shuttles and other rockets and realised that there is only two further shuttle missions ever to be launched.
We went to the Rocket Gardens to view all the older type rockets launched over 40 years ago.
With a bit of a rush we were able to go on the shuttle simulator which was a blast!
We then drove back to Orlando for a quick visit to the Outlet Centre and then off to Red Lobster for a delicious dinner!
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