Day 6

Day 6 was another fun filled day with a trip to the NASA Space Center in Houston. They had many fun hands on "adventures" for the kids and adults alike, but I personally thought the coolest part was the tour to see the historic mission control center (see below) that was used for the Apollo missions. According to our tour guide, the computers used in mission control (in the 60's)... did not even have anywhere near enough memory to upload one photo. Yet they were able to land a man on the moon with them! Truly amazing to accomplish such a huge feat with so little technology! It brought me back to the fourth grade and my days of longing to be an astronaut when I grew up. Maybe in the next life...

This is an actual photo taken of the MCC during the Apollo 13 mission. Astronaut seen on screen is Fred W. Haise Junior.

Connor after he accomplished a pretty thrilling Indiana Jones adventure exhibit. Although, I never really understood how they figured an Indiana Jones theme fit in with the NASA space center??

Ben, Josh, Connor and Caleb in front of the actual Apollo 17 Command Module. Three full grown astronauts fit in there. Amazing!

The actual Mercury Atlas 9 "Faith 7" capsule that completed 22 earth orbits. Only room for one astronaut in this one. Can you say, "claustrophobic"! :)

Eli giving "Wydia" some good loves as they waited in line together to do a moon bounce opsticle course. He misses his "friend" very much and a month later is still asking for her.