Friday, March 09, 2007

Feeling spaced out?

Adam and I had a dinner to attend in Huntsville, so while we were there we went to the Space and Rocket Museum. Neither of us had ever been before, so it was very interesting. As you approach the entrance, this is what you see:





There are all sorts of exhibits based on the various space expeditions that have taken place over the last few decades. Before man entered space, monkeys went into space to see how their bodies would react. Adam loves monkeys and thinks you can't go wrong with anything if there's a monkey involved. So, this is a fitting description...


















They also have interactive exhibits set up so that you can "experience" space. In this one, I was landing a space shuttle. I did so without crashing, by the way. Adam didn't -- he crashed before he got the shuttle back on the ground.






Outside the museum, there are all sorts of missiles, rockets and military planes. Here's a rocket, Adam standing under it, a space shuttle and an SR-71.










































I usually try to take a picture of Adam and me together wherever we go. Sometimes, they turn out better than others. It was a cold, windy day when we were in Huntsville and the glare from the sun made it difficult to tell what we were photographing (especially since we were doing it ourselves). It's not the best picture we've ever taken, but I still like it.





The moon was out the day we were there, so I thought it was fitting to take a picture since we were at the space museum.

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