U.S. Space and Rocket Center - Huntsville, AL

[YEKCIM]

My daughter and I spent the day at Huntsville's Space and Rocket Center and of course, I don't go to the mailbox without my D50, much less to a superb space history museum. Here are a few of today's shots:

The awesome Saturn V Moon rocket (1:1 replica)

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/Space%20And%20Rocket%20Center%20Aug%2007/DSC_4654.jpg


Actual Apollo 16 Command Module (Crew: John Young, Charlie Duke, Ken Mattingly; 5th manned landing on the moon):

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/Space%20And%20Rocket%20Center%20Aug%2007/DSC_4709.jpg


Apollo EVA moon suit, with flag and full scale LM (Lunar Module) replica in background:

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/Space%20And%20Rocket%20Center%20Aug%2007/DSC_4678.jpg


Actual F-1 Rocket Engine (five of these monsters powered the Saturn V's first stage):

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/Space%20And%20Rocket%20Center%20Aug%2007/DSC_4691.jpg


Space Shuttle (1:1 Replica):

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/Space%20And%20Rocket%20Center%20Aug%2007/DSC_4767.jpg


My Space Cadet, rehearsing for some future space mission:

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/Space%20And%20Rocket%20Center%20Aug%2007/DSC_4781.jpg


Veteran Shuttle Commander Robert "Hoot" Gibson (five shuttle missions). We did not know he was to be giving a talk, so it was a wonderful surprise!

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/Space%20And%20Rocket%20Center%20Aug%2007/DSC_4784.jpg

And, lastly, PROOF POSITIVE that NASA uses only the best camera gear:

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/Space%20And%20Rocket%20Center%20Aug%2007/DSC_4726.jpg

~YEKCIM

[Furgus]

And, lastly, PROOF POSITIVE that NASA uses only the best camera gear:

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/Space%20And%20Rocket%20Center%20Aug%2007/DSC_4726.jpg

~YEKCIM


DANG SKIPPY :cool1: What Nikon is that? I can't tell from the picture??
Awesome shots. Looks like a good time was had by all.

[Gdad]

Wow- Very nice work. My daughter was looking over my shoulder and now wants to go where she can see (drive) a real rocket. May have to make a day trip over to Kennedy Space Center as part of our trip next month. :goodvibes

[YEKCIM]

DANG SKIPPY :cool1: What Nikon is that? I can't tell from the picture??
Awesome shots. Looks like a good time was had by all.

Looks like an F-Something (3?), and is surely a film SLR. The pic was inside a space station mockup and was positioned where a connecting "tunnel" would have met the section we were in, had it been the real deal. The photo is meant to represent a station astronaut floating in from some other portion of the station. Since he was toting a Nikon, I just HAD to take and post that pic!

~YEKCIM

[handicap18]

Looks like it could be the Nikon F5. No clue about the lens.

Great pics Ed. Looks like your really getting comfortable with the D50. I realy like the Moon Suit and Space Shuttle shots. Nice work once again.

[rtphokie]

And, lastly, PROOF POSITIVE that NASA uses only the best camera gear:

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/Space%20And%20Rocket%20Center%20Aug%2007/DSC_4726.jpg

~YEKCIM

Yes, sadly our government is known for it's $1,000 toilet seats, $2,000 hammers, and $5,000 snapshot cameras.