Kyle’s Trip to Johnson Spaceflight Center

“Houston, we really really have a problem.”

This don't look like much but this is the famous building 30, or Mission Control

Mission Control is the head of the MOD (Mission Objective Directorate) It was built in the 1960’s… can you tell?

Looks for this new racing sport in the 22nd century. SpaceTires.

I actually took this picture... it was from an exhibit on the Martian Rovers.

The Shuttle’s control panel… “WHERE IS THE OVERRIDE?!? WHERE’s THE OVERRIDE!” --Khan Noonien Singh, Star Trek II ;-)

The controls to manipulate the Canadiarm. (The Shuttles robotic arm.. see below)

Look, the Canadians are good for something. Used to pick Neal Amsrong’s nose while America claims space for herself.

The Saturn 5 Rocket, this was going to be Apollo 18, but got scrubbed b/c of budget reasons. I can’t tell you in words how impressive this was… it was absolutely HUGE!

Inside the second stage… the electronics looks soooo 20^th Century.

The second stage of the Saturn 5… us probably saw shot where the stages drop to Earth … if not on a documentary, then at the beginning of Buck Rogers in the 25^th century.

BFE --- Saturn 5 Rockets... this this was freaggin enormous... about 30' per engine

A not, so beautiful memorial to the astronauts lost in Columbia. There is one stone/bouquet for each astronaut.

A mockup of the Shuttle, used for training purposes.

The Russian Soyuz vehicle ala Friendship 7.

The historic Mission control. This was used until the 1990’s before they moved operations to a new room. I couldn’t get into the new one because there is currently a mission on.

The sojourner RC-Car.

The Lunar Rover --- love the leather fenders.

This is the ROBONAUT.  Its a robot they are going to start using to help the astronauts with their EVA's (Extra Vehicular Activity).  The NASA guys purposefully designed the helmet to look like Bobafet (from Star Wars)... thats what they call him informal... such nerds.