Our Florida adventures continued with a trip to the Kennedy Space Center. This is a place Stephen went to as a child and was a excited to share with the kids. While living in Texas we had visited Space Center Houston many times and enjoyed it every time. The Kennedy Space center did not disappoint. We drove in around 10 am and did not walk out until after they closed at 5pm. It was a great day and we could have spent even more time there.
The music, buildings, and long lines made it feel more like entering a theme park then a science center. Some things were closed but the majority of things were open and we tried to see as much as we could. We started with a walk through the Rocket Garden and then an IMAX film on asteroids. It was a bit terrifying thinking of the number of asteroids out there that could destroy earth. It is good to know so many people are working to make sure we survive asteroid threats. Hopefully any real life threats will be more successful then the movies. Armageddon kept flashing through Jen’s head during the entire movie. Poor Bruce.
Next we headed to Space Shuttle Atlantis . The kids had a great time running around the center and exploring the exhibits. The simulation landing was definitely a favorite. A was thrilled to land his shuttle 5 times without crashing.
We brought our lunch in and ate quickly before getting on the bus to visit the Apollo/Saturn V Center. The usual tours of the NASA center were not available at this time, but the bus did have a video with information on the site. We found the Apollo Center to be incredibly informative and enjoyed being taken back in time to the Apollo missions and moon landings.
We touched a moon rock, saw space suits, crew capsules, the Lunar Module 9, watched the moon landing, and reflected on all the brave men and women who have launched into space over the years. After seeing everything we could there we took the bus back to the main complex. Some of us went to try the Shuttle Launch Experience while others went to check out the Nature & Technology Building.
Enjoying the launch in a 1960’s living room. 
Light in mist is extremely fascinating.
The launch was fun, it reminded us of Star Tours at Disneyland, except there were no droids or crazy adventures. The set up though was an almost exact copy. It was fun and we all came off with a better understanding of what take off in a space shuttle is like.
The Nature & Technology building was all about the plants, animals, and natural history of Florida and the area around Cape Canaveral. It was interesting but seemed a bit out of place at the center.
After we met back up the kids worked to get others together and energize the Step. Power. Launch. This was a fun area with pads you jump on the create power, if enough energy is created the rocket will “launch”. It was pretty cool to see a whole crowd of adults and kids working together to accomplish the launch. It was a great end to the day as A had been trying to get the rocket to launch all day as we passed the area.
We had a great day learning about space and would recommend it to anyone in the area. We suggest you bring in your own snacks and meals. The food there is not what we would feed our growing astronauts. We went back to our camp at Manatee Hammock Campground and enjoyed dinner and a relaxing evening at a great campsite.
3, 2, 1 blast off! 
How many kids can you fit in a capsule? 4 was our limit. 
Not everyone was a happy camper at dinner. Hey, you can’t please them all everyday.
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