Day 9 - Kennedy Space Centre

After breakfast and a morning swim we set out for Kennedy Space Centre.

This was far more than I expected. After a 30 minute tour around the NASA site which we saw where they built all the Space Shuttles we saw the launch pads and the equipment that transported the rocket/shuttles to the pad.

The reason NASA launches rockets from the French Guiana in Florida is because they use the extra speed from the Earth's rotation and because they are close to the Equator they have over 233 days of sunshine per year.

Stephen and I went into a simulator which showed us what the astronauts experience during blast off and breaking the sound barrier.

They had a real space shuttle which had completed many missions on display. It was amazing.

A fabulous day certainly not to be missed if you are in Orlando.

After this we found WALMART it sells anything and everything. The end of another day.Read more