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it even has intelligent sounding words written all over it!
ballastic!
on shuttle avenue
Next up an Imax film!
but first...
beam me up scotty!
star trek exhibition
complete with props of the trade
alien ship!
ejector seat anyone?
niffy
now showing! the attack of the Hubble.
get a seat! show's starting!
the huge imax 3D theatre
post show displays of the hubble
overview of the theater lobby
docking the hubble with the shuttle
Next stop, the rides in the space center
a ride of a different experience
the shuttle launch ride
deemed to be the most realistic shuttle launch simulator
large building is large!
look no queues!
space shuttle plaza from top of the facility building
the prep area before the ride
astronauts telling us how authentic the ride is
3-2-1
ignition!
all board the space shuttle module!
the ride can be said to be an inclined vibrator
proudly made by Nasa too! :3
SPACCEEEE!
the exit areas of the ride
decked out with every shuttle mission on record
including that of not so fortunate ones
very space station like
complete with an animated view of the earth from overhead
history in the writing, with the last 2 spaces blank for STS-135
every single shuttle built by NASA
space man!
back out in the wilderness
The Space Shuttle Explorer
which is not a real shuttle in service
nor a decommissioned one
it's a full-scale replica of actual Space Shuttles
the cockpit area
mock-up of a Hughes Communications satellite
Launch status center
it's a live talk
about the run through the space race