TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY IN FLORIDA AND VISITING KENNEDY SPACE CENTER

“For the eyes of the world now lock into space,

to the moon and to the planets beyond,

and we have vowed that we shall not see

it governed by a hostile flag of conquest,

but by a banner of freedom and peace.”

John F. Kennedy (part of Moon Speech at Rice Stadium on 12^th of September 1962)

 

 

Kennedy Space Center started its operations in 1962 while John F. Kennedy was the President of USA and Center was renamed in honor of him as Kennedy Space Center soon after his assassination in 1963

One place definitely worth visiting in Florida is Kennedy Space Center. It’s entertaining, educational and historical place to visit. Kennedy Space Center is still in operative use and NASA is doing rocket launches in the area which you can monitor when visiting the center or also from the nearby beaches. Unfortunately there wasn’t any launches scheduled during our time in Florida, so we were not able to witness a launch, but Kennedy Space Center is anyway worth the visit. This historical place was the home base of Apollo program, among many others. Schedule full day for the visit as there are lot of things to do and see in the area. Unfortunately we didn’t have enough time to explore everything as we get stuck in the traffic jam for couple of hours on our way to the Center, so probably I will come back to this place one day to explore it in less hurry.

 

Space Shuttle Atlantis started its last flight on 8^th of July 2011 being also the last flight of NASA’s Space Shuttle program which lasted 30 years

Space Shuttle Atlantis performed 33 missions and orbited Earth 4.848 times – now it’s resting in Kennedy’s Space Center Visitor Complex

 

Kennedy Space Center rocket garden during blue moment – these rockets have been part of planned cancelled missions and they have never been flown