The Space Center in Houston was well worth the time spent there.  Saw a lot of very interesting exhibits on the early history of space flight and the next generation too.  Many training mock-ups of ships, LEM and the lunar rover.  The 747 used to transport the Space Shuttle is also there with one of the mock up shuttles attached.  Some actual ships too, Faith 7 from the Mercury days, Apollo 17, the last of the Apollo program, moon rocks and Mars rock (both available to touch).

Then we spent a great evening with Fritz and Sandra Swanson.  Fritz is an old friend who was once a crewmate at rescue.  He's been down here for 15 years, I haven't seen him since his last trip back to Richmond 9 years ago.

I found the function to caption our photos too!

Inside the new Orion module.

Faith 7

Reproduction of Goddard's 1923 liquid fuel rocket

Inside Apollo 17

Apollo 17

Lunar Rover trainer, used by the Apollo astronauts for training before their missions.

Some guy in front of the shuttle Independance mounted on the 747 carrier airplane

A radio controlled model of the shuttle and carrier used to test the theory that a 747 could carry the shuttle.

Under the mounted shuttle