Daytona

Larry and Randy at Daytona for the IMSA sports car race,
an overnight race that we joined on the last day to see the
race cars before the sunrise and for the grand finish.

Randy and Larry made a trip to Florida and we got together for a road race at Daytona and a rocket launch.  Randy reminded us that a former neighbor, C'ville High School Graduate (and, sadly, a dannie) was a Space Shuttle astronaut recognized in the Astronaut Hall of Fame at the Kennedy Space Complex Visitor Center.

For a brief video of this race, Click Here.

Randy, Larry and I caught a night launch after the race.

The Vehicle Assembly Building
where the rocket stages are stacked into
their final configuration.

Apollo Command Module

At the Apollo Saturn V museum.

The Saturn V was the largest rocket ever built until the SpaceX Starship, over 50 years later.

The Atlantis Space Shuttle display is most impressive.  The actual spacecraft is
pictured here on display.  This was the last shuttle to fly.

Randy stands beside a display recognizing
Joe Allen, Shuttle Astronaut and
Crawfordsville native.

Randy stands beside a display recognizing Joe Allen, Shuttle Astronaut and Crawfordsville native.

Larry and Randy in the Rocket Garden

The Rocket Garden

With a pleasant shock, I ran into
great friend, jeweler and skier,
Guy Stewart and his daughter at the
Kennedy Visitor Center, so we enjoyed a dinner
together after playing tourist at the Space Complex.

Guy and Kayla were able to hang around after Randy & Larry left for the airport. 

They enjoyed this afternoon rocket launch.