Houston, TX
I can’t imagine there are many space places left for me to visit. Years ago I went to Kennedy Space Center and returned on January 28, 1986 to witness a horrifying moment in history. Today I went to the Johnson Space Center to see the nerve center of space flight. In between I saw where rocket engines are tested at Stennis.
How many space enthusiasts have seen where the rocket engines are tested? There’s nothing like a clean sweep.
In truth, all of these places are a little disappointing. At JSC, for instance, I would have liked to see the Apollo Mission Control room, take an in-depth tour of the facility and maybe look at some rockets. Instead, you get a Disney-fied version of things with the typically pathetic and out-of-date government museum displays and a little tram ride through the facility. You do get to go up to Mission Control – sadly I was there on the weekend so nothing was going on – nifty even if it’s just communicating with the ISS.
Hell, I’m a sucker for this stuff. Even if it does suck and costs $18 for the privilege. At least I can say I rode the little touron buggy past the building where they make space food.