Originally Published July 27, 2017
Another stop on the grand tour of Florida that I undertook at the end of last year was the John F. Kennedy Space Center. I do not consider myself a space geek, but touring the the actual launch pads from where humans took off to the Moon and later countless Space Shuttle missions were launched was a very moving experience. And the current state of the facility is a testament to the opening of yet another great chapter in space exploration saga, with the launches by private space ventures like Space X conducted from the same launch pads. One day, I will definitely return there to watch and capture an actual rocket launch.
Another memorable part of the visit was viewing the artifacts form the Moon missions, such as the enormous Saturn V rocket, one of the Apollo command modules and various implements used by the astronauts on the Moon. It was also very exciting to these those items, and I was envious that I did not live through that time. I cannot imagine how exciting and inspiring it was to witness those historic missions first hand. Hopefully, we will live long enough to see another comparable milestone in space exploration.
