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Kids at entrance to the museum.
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Victoria working a robotic arm to stack building blocks.
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Elizabeth and I trying to land the space shuttle. I was asked to not fly anymore.
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Apollo command module simulator - this was used to prepare astronauts for flight to the moon and back.
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They offer tours on the half-hour ... we had our own personal tour guide!
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America's most powerful rocket engine, the F-1 was developed to power the massive Saturn V rocket. Each engine generated 1.5 million pounds of thrust, still a total of 5 were needed for the Saturn V first stage.
This engine burned liquid oxygen at the rate of 2.84 tons/second. It's burn time was 150 seconds.
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The Saturn V launch vehicle is a National Historic Landmark.
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The Saturn V, the rocket that took America to the moon, is an enduring symbol of the courage, ingenuity, and pioneering spirit of the American people.
The Saturn V located in Huntsville is one of only three in existence The other two are located at Johnson Space Center in Texas and the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Amazing history.
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They had a couple rides to help us understand space training.
This one goes up and down, up and down, up and down, up and down.
There is a bigger one for adults that goes UP AND DOWN, UP AND DOWN ...
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This one was designed to see how recently you had eaten.
It spins you around in circles to see how well you can keep your food down.
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This is the largest piece of Skylab that was recovered when it (Skylab) fell out of orbit.
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Next - we headed toward Orlando.
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Finally - Discovery Cove. This is Rascal - he was our dolphin!
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Lewis went for a ride!
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Elizabeth thanked Rascal for the ride!
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'Daddy - can we take him home? Please ...'
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He really was a rascal!
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