Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Photos of the Day: Snapshots from My Latest Trip to Cape Canaveral!

At Canaveral National Seashore with NASA's Space Launch System rocket sitting on Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39B behind me...on March 27, 2022.

Yesterday, I returned to Los Angeles after going to Florida to visit Cape Canaveral for the first time in 13 years!

Unsurprisingly, the main goal of my trip to the Space Coast was to see NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) stand tall at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39B. As of right now, the mega-Moon rocket remains on-track to conduct its Wet Dress Rehearsal for the Artemis 1 mission next weekend...on April 1-3.

Along with SLS, I also finally got to see the retired orbiter Atlantis on display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. And while it's not a crewed vehicle, I was ecstatic to see the unflown Delta 2 booster that is now on display at the Rocket Garden.

Here are pictures of SLS, Atlantis, Delta 2 and a few other awesome attractions at Cape Canaveral that I photographed last weekend. Click on the link below to view my webpage that's devoted to this memorable trip.

LINK: Additional photos I took at Cape Canaveral on March 25-27

And in case you're wondering— I'm pondering about returning to the Cape in 2024, to see the SLS rocket that will hurl astronauts to the Moon on NASA's Artemis 2 mission. Happy Tuesday!

At Canaveral National Seashore with NASA's Space Launch System rocket sitting on Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39B behind me...on March 27, 2022.

NASA's Space Launch System rocket sits on Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39B...as seen from the Apollo/Saturn V Center on March 27, 2022.

NASA's Space Launch System rocket sits on Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39B...as seen from the Apollo/Saturn V Center on March 27, 2022.

NASA's Space Launch System rocket as seen in my car's side-view mirror at Canaveral National Seashore...on March 26, 2022.

Posing with Atlantis inside her space shuttle exhibit at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex...on March 26, 2022.

Taking a selfie with Atlantis inside her space shuttle exhibit at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex...on March 26, 2022.

My tour bus is about to drive past the Vehicle Assembly Building on the way to the Apollo/Saturn V Center...on March 27, 2022.

The J-2 engines of the Saturn V rocket on display at the Apollo/Saturn V Center...on March 26, 2022.

Launch Complex 39A and SpaceX's Horizontal Integration Facility as seen from across the lagoon at the Apollo/Saturn V Center...on March 26, 2022.

United Launch Alliance's SLC-41 pad, the launch site for the CST-100 Starliner, as seen from Playalinda Beach...on March 26, 2022.

Blue Origin's facility as seen from inside the Space Shuttle Atlantis Exhibit at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex...on March 27, 2022.

Posing with the unflown Delta 2 rocket now on display at the Rocket Garden...on March 26, 2022.

An image I took of NASA's Space Launch System rocket from Playalinda Beach Road Vista 5...on March 26, 2022.
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