On our way to Langston, AL, while driving through Huntsville, we saw a bunch of rockets above the cityscape. I was so excited and knew that we had to find out why they were there. As we drew near we saw a sign stating NASA Space and Rocket Center. Right away I determined that we would find a way to come back and see those rockets close up.

The campground we stayed at in Langston was on Lake Guntersville. It is a very large lake and we had to drive quite a bit out-of-the-way to get to town. The campground was right on the edge of a state park and right on the lake. Enjoy the pictures of the lake. I wish we could have come here in the summer so we could have enjoyed the water. Oh well, next trip??

When we did make it back to the NASA Space and Rocket Center I was blown away at the scope of the facility. The outside had multiple rockets, a space shuttle, airplanes, and multiple military vehicles, and much more. A blackbird spy plane was in front and there was a Space Camp on the facility campus.

They had an awesome area with interactive activities for kids. They have simulators of all kinds and Tony tried one out. He had to try to drive the MARS rover on the surface of Mars. He did pretty good, I guess the experience driving the RV has helped him a lot. LOL Outside they even have more for people to experience the feeling of going to space. This would be a great place to bring children of all ages. They even have a rock climbing wall. Maya, you would have loved this, I know how much you like climbing rocks…

In the Center we saw a mock-up up the international space station that was so awesome. Tony’s sister did some work on the Space Station when she was working for McDonnell Douglas in Southern CA. So it was so awesome to get more information on the station and see what it was like for the astronauts who have to live on it for months at a time.  Note the pictures of the treadmill and sleeping bag that look like they are hanging on the wall, they are.

 

They also had information on the plans NASA has to go to MARS. They even have a restaurant there called the MARS Grill. The sign over the door says it all…

They had a gallery in the Center with jewelry with a space theme. Wow! I have never see such fantastic pieces with so many jewels. I hope the pictures I took portray their beauty, but I am sure that my camera can not do them justice.

We watched a movie in their IMAX theater on going to space and living on the space station. The movie was so fantastic and unbelievably like we were actually there on the space station. The views of space and earth was the best I have ever seen. Knowing that these were actual pictures taken by the astonauts in space was awe inspiring. God’s creation is so wonderful and spoke to my heart about the awesomeness of my God. He cares so much for us that he created a vast universe of beauty for us to enjoy. I wish I could share some of those pictures from the movie, but alas, that is not possible. If you ever have a chance to go there don’t forget to see the movie.

In the last building at the Center we saw space artifacts. Everything was so big and so interesting. Outside of the building they had a life size replica of the Saturn rocket. Hope you enjoy all the pictures.

Next we are headed to Cleveland GA. Talk to you soon.