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Kim folded his tall, lanky form into
the tiny mercury capsule at the
Kennedy Space Center's Rocket Garden. |
Great buddy from college and Europe drove to Florida to visit, we had a great time watching rockets, 'gators, manatees and an occasional beer.
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Kim's first evening we enjoyed this
view of the Indian River from a
fun tiki bar at "New York, New York,"
Titusville, FL. |
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| At the Kennedy Space Visitor Center |
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Launch Pad 39B, seen from the
Saturn V Museum. |
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Kim stands before the Atlantis Shuttle display
that features Astronaut Joe Allen,
former neighbor of Randy Allen in
Crawfordsville, IN. |
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A Falcon 9 first stage that was landed safely and
reused for additional launches by SpaceX. |
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The Falcon 9 first stage seen from the engine end.
That triangular shape along the hull is one of the landing legs. |
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Still can't figure out how he got out,
let alone into, that miniscule capsule! |
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| Live music at the Pier 220 tiki bar. |
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| Sunset in Titusville |
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| At the Playalinda Beach, Canaveral National Seashore. |
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| Launch Pad 39B seen from the Canaveral National Seashore. |
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| Great sunsets in Titusville! |
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A couple dads with their sons caught
these blue crabs and also saw a big gator! |
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| Many manatees at the boat launch near Haulover Canal. |
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| And a terrific rocket launch. |
