My visit to Kennedy Space

Center(NASA)

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turned into reality !!turned into reality !!By Tisha AroraBy Tisha Arora

77thth Grade Grade

My Visit To NASA(Kennedy Space Center, Florida)

It all startedwhen I was 9.

Space science has always fascinated me. I have alwaysbeen interested in knowing what lies beyond our knownuniverse.

We visited NASA on my 12th birthday . It was an awesome experience. I had a great great time. And this presentation is about my visit to NASA…..

NASA(Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA)

NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the US Government that is responsible for the nations space program & aero space research.

NASA’s missions include everything from studying distinct worlds to improving life on earth. Its facilities exist all around US & also around the world.

NASA’s headquarters in Florida provide overall guidance & directions to the space agency. JFK Space Center is one of the best known NASA center in Florida. It has been the launch site for every human space flight since 1984.

THIS IS NASANASA

(Kennedy Space Center, Florida)

Mobile Launch Platform(Kennedy Space Center)

As we entered the NASA premises, we saw a huge structure, which is called the Mobile Launch Platform & Crawler.

Mobile Launch Platform is a two-story structure used by NASA to support the Space Shuttle rocket during its transportation from the assembly building to the launch pad. A special type of vehicle called crawler is used to carry this structure.

The crawler moves on a special type of road made up of stones toincrease the friction.

Mobile Launch Platform& Crawler

Apollo 8 (Launch Control Room)

We saw Apollo 8 launch control room. We saw Apollo 8 launch control room.

Apollo 8 was the first successful manned rocket to orbit the Apollo 8 was the first successful manned rocket to orbit the moon. moon.

Apollo 8 - Launch Control Room (Kennedy Space Center, Florida)

Interaction with the Astronaut(John-David Bartoe)

We had the privilege to meet space shuttle astronaut --John-David Bartoe. It was an honor to interact with him.

He explained how they recycle the water in space.- How they sleep.- How they cook and what they eat.- How they take a bath in space.- How do they exercise.- What it feels like to be in zero gravity.

Me & Krish with John-David Bartoe (Kennedy Space Center, Florida)

Facts

International Space station can fit two football fields.

International Space Station travels at approximately 32,500 km/hour. At these altitudes and at this velocity ittakes about 90 minutes to circle the Earth once, so astronautsand cosmonauts onboard see a sunrise and a sunset every 45 minutes. A total of 16 each every 24 hours.  

The moon orbits the earth in a little under 28 earth days.

In the shade, it's -120 degrees celsius, and +150 degrees celsius in the sun.

My Thoughts

It’s absolutely amazing to know, how two million parts need to work together successfully, at that moment in order to launch a rocket in the space.

We saw an IMAX movie on the Hubble Telescope. The HubbleTelescope was launched in 1990 which orbits 600 km above Earth’s atmosphere. It was astounding to see how astronauts fixed Hubble Telescopein space. They also showed the pictures captured by the HubbleTelescope, which explained the birth of new stars.

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Look forward to your Comments &Suggestion.

Tisha AroraVII Grade