Huntsville, Alabama played an important role in the Nation’s space program in the 1950s. One of the exhibits at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville detailed the events and milestones including the first American satellite, the Hubble Space Telescope, the Space Shuttle, and the International Space Station. Here is part one of the exhibit from February 2010.
The Rocket Garden at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida features eight rockets including: Juno I, Juno II, Delta, Mercury Redstone, Atlas-Agena, Mercury Atlas, Gemini - Titan, and Saturn IB.
Located on the first floor of the West Street Building at 90 West Street, the 9/11 Memorial Visitor Center provides an overview of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center.
"Harley-Davidson Firefighter Special Edition Ultra Classic Electra Glide Motorcycle. Firefighter Ed Martin from Vancouver, Washington, purchased a Harley-Davidson special edition motorcycle and transformed it into a tribute bike. Pictured on this motorcycle are his own portrait and that of New York City firefighter and 9/11 responder, Joe Torillo."
The Mars Curiosity Rocket was among the most exciting parts of the tour during the NASA Tweetup. How often can you get near a rocket like this?
On the Mars Curiosity NASA Tweetup tour of Kennedy Space Center, bus #1 stopped off at the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Having seen it numerous times from the outside hundreds of feet away on various bus tours KSC has, actually being in it is a whole different story.
On the second day of the NASA MSL Tweetup, we reported to the press site at 6:15 am. For those who got to the security gate early, we were turned away until exactly 6:15.
Today I had the chance to observe in person the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City. It’s an experience for sure. Since I was young lad, each Thanksgiving Day, I wake up and watch the parade on television. It’s almost like an American staple of Thanksgiving Day. So it was pretty neat to see it in person.
Beads, toys, stuff animals and various other items (did I mention lots of beads) are thrown from colorfully decorated floats to celebrate Mardri Gras. Here are some pictures from Mardi Gras 2009.
Lyndon Baines Johnson was the thirty-sixth President of the United States of America. Johnson is one of only a few who has served in all four elected federal offices. He was a Representative from 1937 to 1949, Senator from 1949 to 1961, Vice President from 1961 to 1963, and President from 1963 to 1969.
