Huntsville Alabama- Part One.

We were privileged enough to go to Huntsville Alabama last week. Nicholas went to space camp and Abby and I hung out with my mom. 

If you want to feel insignificant, go visit the Saturn V rocket. This is from over 200 feet away and I still couldn't get it all in the picture. They also have one laying down on it's side in the museum. You can walk under it and see each stage and the engines. 

We had the privilege of talking to one of the engineers who helped design the F1 engines on the rocket. He talked about how they had to deal with the heat, the sound vibrations.... It was really interesting. 

The Saturn V rockets launched the Apollo missions. In the plaza around the rocket they have plaques to each mission, pictures, and the footprints of the astronauts. Standing in Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrige's footprints was a little awe inspiring for me. 

There were a ton of simulators inside. I wanted to do the Apache helicopter one, but you had to be 13. My kids didn't want to wait so I didn't get to do it. They did get to land the space shuttle. My

Mom had a blast on that one. This was maneuvering the space shuttle in space. My kids loves those things. They didn't enjoy te reading and history so much. 

But standing in shuttle park, under the space shuttle.... That we all loved.