Comments on: US Space & Rocket Center http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/02/12/us-space-and-rocket-center/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Army http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/02/12/us-space-and-rocket-center/comment-page-1/#comment-205101 Army Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:06:30 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/21/us-space-rocket-center-huntsville-al/#comment-205101 when i went to Huntsville my cousin was graduating from ''BE READY''Camp at the end of the thing they gave us passes to see the museums and the rides . i tried THE SPACE SHOT not funny it was scary at first until ride it the second time. watching my family ride it was pretty dang funny. the rest of was pretty good until we walked under Saturn V it was scary too but all together it was awesome when i went to Huntsville my cousin was graduating from ”BE READY”Camp at the end of the thing they gave us passes to see the museums and the rides .
i tried THE SPACE SHOT not funny it was scary at first until ride it the second time. watching my family ride it was pretty dang funny. the rest of was pretty good until we walked under Saturn V it was scary too but all together it was awesome

]]> By: Me http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/02/12/us-space-and-rocket-center/comment-page-1/#comment-204611 Me Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:06:50 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/21/us-space-rocket-center-huntsville-al/#comment-204611 Yay! My home town! Yes, it's true that they built a whole new building for the Saturn V and there is a ton of neat stuff inside... space suits, etc. There's also an IMAX theater that pretty much only shows documentaries which is actually pretty awesome.... And who cares if it's not the "real" thing that went to space? It's still the closest you can come.... I don't know.. just makes me real proud because my grandfather was one of the engineers that worked with Von Braun and helped build all that stuff in the 1950s-60s. Yay! My home town! Yes, it’s true that they built a whole new building for the Saturn V and there is a ton of neat stuff inside… space suits, etc. There’s also an IMAX theater that pretty much only shows documentaries which is actually pretty awesome…. And who cares if it’s not the “real” thing that went to space? It’s still the closest you can come…. I don’t know.. just makes me real proud because my grandfather was one of the engineers that worked with Von Braun and helped build all that stuff in the 1950s-60s.

]]> By: Art Vandelay http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/02/12/us-space-and-rocket-center/comment-page-1/#comment-204596 Art Vandelay Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:31:34 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/21/us-space-rocket-center-huntsville-al/#comment-204596 Awesome video of the same site from an RC Plane: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDpL8aQlCDA Awesome video of the same site from an RC Plane:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDpL8aQlCDA

]]> By: Capital Chay http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/02/12/us-space-and-rocket-center/comment-page-1/#comment-204585 Capital Chay Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:36:04 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/21/us-space-rocket-center-huntsville-al/#comment-204585 I guess I'll have to start building a rocket. I guess I’ll have to start building a rocket.

]]> By: Jean http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/02/12/us-space-and-rocket-center/comment-page-1/#comment-204571 Jean Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:22:30 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/21/us-space-rocket-center-huntsville-al/#comment-204571 It should also be pointed out that this is the location of Space Camp, which I attended during the early 1990s! Technically, I went to the Space Academy version, which is for slightly older kids. This building: http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=34.711107,-86.651412&z=19 is the dorm, I remember, and the other large buildings contained both simulators and other spaces we used. It should also be pointed out that this is the location of Space Camp, which I attended during the early 1990s! Technically, I went to the Space Academy version, which is for slightly older kids.

This building:

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

is the dorm, I remember, and the other large buildings contained both simulators and other spaces we used.

]]> By: James Turnbull http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/02/12/us-space-and-rocket-center/comment-page-1/#comment-204548 James Turnbull Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:42:54 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/21/us-space-rocket-center-huntsville-al/#comment-204548 Oops! Not only that, it turns out that an incorrect paint-job can't really be a "gaffe", which is usually a verbal mistake in a social environment. Learn something new every day, huh? I've corrected the post, thanks. Oops! Not only that, it turns out that an incorrect paint-job can’t really be a “gaffe”, which is usually a verbal mistake in a social environment.

Learn something new every day, huh? I’ve corrected the post, thanks.

]]> By: Jay K http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/02/12/us-space-and-rocket-center/comment-page-1/#comment-204545 Jay K Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:59:17 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/21/us-space-rocket-center-huntsville-al/#comment-204545 Just over the mountain from that is Marshall Space Flight Center, they have a few more models on display: lat/lng:34.652574,-86.67162 Farther south on Redstone Arsenal you can see some of the test stands that the Saturn V rockets as well as the Space Shuttle Main Engines were tested on: lat/lng:34.630864,-86.671743 Lots of other neat stuff around there too. Just over the mountain from that is Marshall Space Flight Center, they have a few more models on display:

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

Farther south on Redstone Arsenal you can see some of the test stands that the Saturn V rockets as well as the Space Shuttle Main Engines were tested on:

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

Lots of other neat stuff around there too.

]]> By: sirhair http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/02/12/us-space-and-rocket-center/comment-page-1/#comment-204544 sirhair Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:46:56 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/21/us-space-rocket-center-huntsville-al/#comment-204544 In regards to the yf-12/a-12 issue... The one at the Space and Rocket center (according to the ever true wiki) is the A-12. Nasa also flew an SR-71 as a YF-12C but with an A-12 designation (at the time SR-71 was secret, and since they look similar, it helped keep it secret). Apparently all YFs used A-12 designations. In regards to the yf-12/a-12 issue…

The one at the Space and Rocket center (according to the ever true wiki) is the A-12.

Nasa also flew an SR-71 as a YF-12C but with an A-12 designation (at the time SR-71 was secret, and since they look similar, it helped keep it secret). Apparently all YFs used A-12 designations.

]]> By: john http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/02/12/us-space-and-rocket-center/comment-page-1/#comment-204543 john Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:45:23 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/21/us-space-rocket-center-huntsville-al/#comment-204543 So what's the deal with this rocket? http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCC&cp=psjfr57sbf31&style=b&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=20171913&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1 So what’s the deal with this rocket?

http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCC&cp=psjfr57sbf31&style=b&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=20171913&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1

]]> By: John http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/02/12/us-space-and-rocket-center/comment-page-1/#comment-204541 John Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:31:52 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/21/us-space-rocket-center-huntsville-al/#comment-204541 I think you made a gaffe when you spelled it 'gaff'. I think you made a gaffe when you spelled it ‘gaff’.

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