The next morning we went for a walk and then got ready for our big day at the Kennedy Space Center, NASA’s launch headquarters. We had a wonderful tour of the grounds with the giant ‘crawl way’ used to get the space shuttle or rocket from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to one of 3 launch pads. The launch pads have to be over 3 miles away from where the launch operations are as the blast and heat are too strong to be closer. We toured the launch control rooms and then headed to a large high ceilinged room where we watched a film about the the program leading up to creating the space shuttle. As the film was ending, the screen that it was being shown on disappeared to reveal the space shuttle itself. It was pretty awe inspiring. Before this point, I enjoyed the tour and seeing the rockets and grounds and learning a little more about all the programs, but I was really moved by the innovation, grace and beauty of the shuttle itself. It’s definitely worth a trip out to see. We then slid down a simulation of the chute that the astronauts slide out of the shuttle back to earth on which was quite a fun little deal.
On the drive back to Titusville our Uber driver pointed out an alligator floating in the roadside canal. Our first alligator sighting! We stopped in town for a fun little dinner and grapefruit beers at Playa Linda Brewery. The waitress and bar tender told us that Playa Linda is a gorgeous white sand turquoise water beach that’s a locals secret. Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t conducive to a beach day.
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