To complete our visit to Space Coast we returned to Merritt Island and the
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. While the Kennedy Space Center was about rockets and space missions, the
Astronaut Hall of Fame is all about the human experience. There are astronaut exhibits with personal memorabilia and a number of hands-on displays. It's a little dated with much more about the Apollo missions and less about the space shuttle. However there was a bit about the future and the exploration of Mars.
Actual capsule from the third earth orbiter.
Astronaut Frederick.
Mars - which you can currently see in the eastern sky in the early evening.
Detail of the Martian "Grand Canyon", Valles Marineris.
By the way, the SpaceX Dragon successfully docked with the Space Station this morning.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2014/04/20/spacex-dragon-successfully-docked-with-the-space-station/
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