1. John F. Kennedy Space Center Florida, USA

3. Models of the Challenger, Discovery, Apollo, Atlantis, Endeavor

4. Model of space rocket

5. A rocket engine! (and Mrs. Pechan’s parents)

7. This is the 2 nd half of the rocket engine.

8. Looking out at the launch pad

9. Model of the boosters which aid in the launch of a space shuttle.

10. NASA building. This is where they put the space shuttles together!

11. Rocket propellers! Each one is about the size of your classroom ceiling!

12. A closer look

13. The biggest rocket ever made by the U.S.A.

17. The only part of the rocket that makes it into outer space!

18. The actual space capsule from the Apollo 13 mission. This is what the astronauts came back to Earth in. They landed in the ocean and were rescued. You can see the scorch marks caused by re- entering the Earth’s atmosphere.

19. This is what they drive on the moon!

20. This is a model of the Explorer space shuttle!

21. Front of Explorer

22. Inside EXPLORER

23. These tiles on the shuttle absorb the heat while re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere.

24. See you later Alligator!

25. The most recent launch into space was COLUMBIA, January 16, 2003 at 10:36am. Columbia will return to Earth on February 1, 2003. Dedicated to the seven crew members lost in Columbia’s attempt to return to Earth. February 1, 2003 Captain David Brown Rick Husband Laurel Clark Michael Anderson Kalpana Chawla William McCool Ilan Ramon The space shuttle Columbia at the Kennedy Space center. The crew of Columbia