NASA - Phase 2

This trip to NASA, although we noted it was for Ben's July Birthday, was really a day for Clint & James. They have both wanted to go here forever. I must admit it has been at the top of my wish list too. Clint didn't think it would be right to go to Texas and miss NASA. So, although others might have hesitated, we boldly went forth to Houston.


We went through a bunch of NASA historical items (very cool) and had an opportunity to "Touch the Moon." I was struck by all the actual space items on display - the actual rockets and space capsules we'd seen on TV. It felt like we had to really rush through the museum to catch the shuttle.

This shuttle took us to the historic Mission Control. It was really interesting, and we were sitting in the same seats as many VIPs over the years. Ben was sitting in the same seat Queen Elizabeth used during her visit. He was asked to practice his queen wave, and the cousins all did a curtsy to him.

We nearly skipped the next shuttle stop thinking we were overdoing the kids, but James wouldn't hear of it. It was the HUGE Saturn V complex at rocket park. Photos just can't do it justice. We just kept walking around saying, "Wow"!

Then we paused for a brief landing on the moon (or maybe it was just a giant photo).