Space and Rocket Center

On Saturday we visited the U. S. Space and Rocket Center.

 Riding Hypership.

 Mollie Grace and Ben climbed the Mars Climbing Wall.  Annie did not weigh enough.  You had to be at least 50 pounds.

 Repelling back down.

 ISS potty!

 This is an actual Saturn V rocket.  There are only three remaining in the world and what Ben wanted to see most at the Space Center.  The Saturn V powered the Apollo space missions.

 A Mercury space capsule.  This is what the first men left Earth in.  They didn't go very high compared to the Apollo missions that went to the moon.

 A Lunar Rover -- the type of vehicle they drove on the moon.

This is a replica of a LEM (Lunar Excursion Module). This was attached to the Command Module and is what the two men landed on the moon in.

This is the command module from Apollo XVI.  That's where the astronauts work, sleep, eat, etc. We were all surprised by how small it is for three men!