I have not had time to write reviews for a while, but will try and write some in the near future as ...
I have not had time to write reviews for a while, but will try and write some in the near future as I enjoy writing and reading others.
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This is a must for all would be Astronauts and anyone interested in space travel.
During April 2001 I had my first visit to Florida and it was a necessity that I went to this site, as I have always been interested in space travel.
The Apollo 11 mission of 1969 was a great experience to watch on tv, especially the lunar landing in The Sea Of Tranquility.
On purchasing the ticket you get a colour tour-guide magazine worth $5.95. Included with this guide you also receive colour cards of parts of the complex and a typed schedule of Alan Shepard's ride in a spaceship. You can also buy tour tickets. One takes you on a guided coach tour of Cape Canaveral:Then and Now. The other is the Space Shuttle tour. I went on the Cape Tour, which was exhilirating.
The site is split up into various areas for you to visit. These include:
**EXHIBITS** - Early space exploration, rocket garden, children's play dome, robot scouts (for kids).
**IMAX THEATRES** - 2 presentations: "The Dream is Alive". This is about the Space Shuttle program. "L-5: First City in Space". A fictional 3D look at a future space settlement.
**DINING** - There are 7 eating areas throughout the site, ranging from Pizzas to a full-service restaurant, thus catering for all needs.
**SHOPS** - A shoppers paradise. There are 2 shops that sell all types of souvenirs.
To begin the tour we walked around the Rocket Garden. This features various types of rockets, ranging from the small ones to one of the largest, a V5.
On walking around the site we went inside a Space Shuttle which is larger than I expected. Further round the site there is an Astronaut Memorial wall. This is a space mirror monument commemorating astronauts lost in the name of space travel.
The best feature of the day for me was the guided tour of various restricted areas. The tour guides gave us well presented commentary on rocket pads and areas of interest, including a stop at a museum site of real rockets, a stop at the site of the 1st manned US rocket launch.
The last part of this tour took us to a building which houses an Apollo 11 Rocket. Here is also a Lunar Module and an exhibit of Moon Rock, which I touched. I really enjoyed this, as the Apollo 11 is much bigger than it looked on tv.
To be able to go on the other tour you will need to spend a second day there.
This place is a photographers paradise, so take plenty of films.
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I visited the centre on my way to nearby Port Canaveral about 10/11 years ago. At the time, I had M.E. and had lost the use of my legs and was confined for a wheelchair for a while. I couldn't get the full appreciation of the centre as I was so tired on this day, but I remember being inspired by the sheer size of the rockets and other things on display. We were given some of the food like the astronauts eat, and I didn't like the ice cream, I thought it was awful. While we were in Florida, a shuttle went up (can't remember which one) we saw it from a distance and it was a fantastic sight.
gpugh 30.01.2002 14:00
Nice review, I would love to go I’m a big space fan. Thanks.
Marchant 03.01.2002 21:00
Now this is a place I would really like to visit! Mike
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Advantages: entertaining day out, interesting, playgrounds to keep children entertained, plenty of restaurants and places to buy a drink, spread out, different museums on different things to do with space, reasonable entrance fee Disadvantages: none
Aug 11th, 2001
(Dec 17th, 2001)
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