Last Friday on our way home from Galveston, Ryan and I stopped at NASA in Houston, TX. We took so many fun pictures that I decided to give NASA it's own blog. As you can tell from the pictures, our experience at NASA was out of this world! Above is our picture while riding on the tram that tours the NASA grounds. NASA is set up similar to a college campus with many buildings. We spent our first hour traveling around to different sites and seeing real life behind the scenes stuff.
This is a vehicle for driving on the moon. It is actually controlled using an upgraded version of an X Box controller. So the time all those astronauts spent playing video games in college has really paid off!
Rockets from the Mercury and Gemini missions.
This is the Saturn V rocket used for the Apollo missions to the
moon.
Bill, our tour guide, was a real rocket scientist.
This is the Gemini capsule. It was hanging upside down, but if you look carefully you can see the man inside to picture how big (or how small it was). 2 astronauts actually stayed in here for 2 weeks to test space readiness before the Apollo missions to the moon.
The men who traveled on the Apollo 13 mission.
Men walk on the moon! That's right, I was 1 of them! Thanks, NASA.
Astronauts chasing after Ryan!
The original I-Pod for space!
Excuse us, sir! He was taking a shower in his space bag. Just kidding! It's not a real man.
Ryan doing a space simulation for landing the space shuttle. When he was 8 he did this and landed it in the Everglades. He has been
practicing in his mind for the past15 years. This time he successfully landed on the runway. He's ready for space!
As you can tell, my husband will be a very attractive astronaut!
Why not try space travel?
We had a fun day and it was a good way to end our vacation time. I did not get to try on a
full space suit (that is what I was secretly hoping for the whole time.) After seeing the living quarters and hearing more about daily life in space (you have to
exercise 2 hours a day to maintain healthy bones and muscles!) I have decided to continue living on Earth for the time being.
Last Friday on our way home from Galveston, Ryan and I stopped at NASA in Houston, TX. We took so many fun pictures that I decided to give NASA it's own blog. As you can tell from the pictures, our experience at NASA was out of this world! Above is our picture while riding on the tram that tours the NASA grounds. NASA is set up similar to a college campus with many buildings. We spent our first hour traveling around to different sites and seeing real life behind the scenes stuff. 
This is a vehicle for driving on the moon. It is actually controlled using an upgraded version of an X Box controller. So the time all those astronauts spent playing video games in college has really paid off! 
Rockets from the Mercury and Gemini missions.
This is the Saturn V rocket used for the Apollo missions to the moon.
Bill, our tour guide, was a real rocket scientist.
This is the Gemini capsule. It was hanging upside down, but if you look carefully you can see the man inside to picture how big (or how small it was). 2 astronauts actually stayed in here for 2 weeks to test space readiness before the Apollo missions to the moon. 
The men who traveled on the Apollo 13 mission.
Men walk on the moon! That's right, I was 1 of them! Thanks, NASA.
Astronauts chasing after Ryan!
The original I-Pod for space! 
Excuse us, sir! He was taking a shower in his space bag. Just kidding! It's not a real man.
Ryan doing a space simulation for landing the space shuttle. When he was 8 he did this and landed it in the Everglades. He has been practicing in his mind for the past15 years. This time he successfully landed on the runway. He's ready for space!
As you can tell, my husband will be a very attractive astronaut!
Why not try space travel?
We had a fun day and it was a good way to end our vacation time. I did not get to try on a full space suit (that is what I was secretly hoping for the whole time.) After seeing the living quarters and hearing more about daily life in space (you have to exercise 2 hours a day to maintain healthy bones and muscles!) I have decided to continue living on Earth for the time being. 
I can just hear Ryan quoting all the lines from Apollo 13 while there. Glad you had a good time!
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