The Space Show In Florida
By Andrew Rennie
Producer/Presenter
The Space Show
88.3 Southern FM
Melbourne
Australia
This is an account of my trip to Florida to report for
Southern FM
on space activities at the Kennedy Space Center.
Contents
001
The Space Show In Florida Introduction
002
To America
003
San Francisco's Angel
004
Snow and Fairyland
005
Orlando
006
First Day At Kennedy Space Center
007
Observation Gantry at Launch Complex 39
008
Observation Gantry at Launch Complex 39 Panorama
009
Photo of Observation Gantry at Launch Complex 39
010
Introduction to Saturn Building
011
The Space Station
012
Rocket Park At Dusk
013
Asked To Leave Paradise
014
Working At News Center
015
Public Tour
016
Cocoa Beach
017
EconoLodge
018
Causeway Dawn
019
Easter Fog
020
"Thomas"
021
At Pad 39A
022
Service Structure Rollback
023
Rotating Service Structure Animation
024
Back To Pad 39A
025
Return To Orlando
026
Shuttle At Night
027
To The Operations and Checkout Building
028
Scramble For A View
029
Astrovan
030
Astronaut Walkout
031
Prelaunch Interviews
032
STS 131 Launch
033
STS 131 Launch Animation
034
Noctilucent Cloud
035
Noctilucent Cloud Animation
036
Noctilucent Cloud Outlasts Sun Rise
037
Post-Launch Press Confrence
038
Titusville
039
Mercury Monument
040
Urban Desert
041
International Drive
042
NASA Television
043
Warbird Adventure
044
Missed Solid Rocket Boosters
045
Books Galore!
046
VAB and IMAX
047
The View From Titusville
048
Manatees and Cabana
049
Towards The Florida Keys
050
Lake Okeechobee
051
Hard Choices
052
Key Largo To Key West
053
South Beach
054
South Beach Panorama
055
North To Cocoa
056
SaveSpace
057
In The
Footprints
Handprints of Neil Armstrong
058
SaveSpace Rally
059
SaveSpace Speeches and Songs
060
Après SaveSpace
061
John Bartoe at Visitor Complex
062
Astronaut Memorial
063
Shuttle Launch Experience
064
Space Shop Temptations
065
Astronaut Hall Of Fame Sunset
066
Obama Quandary
067
Atlantis
Roll Over for STS 132
068
Aries 5 Launch Support Tower
069
Atlantis
Rolls Again
070
Apollo Monument
071
Gemini Walk
072
The Space Show
Live
073
Preparing For Obama
074
Delayed Entry
075
Selecting A Vantage Point
076
The Stage Is Set
077
Buzz Aldrin and Others
078
Paradise Almost Lost
079
Opening Speeches
080
Obama Arrives
081
Obama's Speech
082
Andy Thomas and Associates
083
NASA Art
084
Plenary Session
085
Aldrin, Thomas and Grunsfeld
086
Space Walk Of Fame Museum
087
Sam Beddingfield
088
Warbird Air Museum
089
Astronaut Hall of Fame
090
Manatees At Port Canaveral
091
United Space Alliance
092
An Un-quiet Week
093
A Wave-off
094
Moon Rock
095
Inside the Press Center
096
Sunset Rollout Plans
097
Awaiting
Discovery
's Landing
098
STA From South
099
STA From North
100
Discovery
's Landing Waved Off
101
Discovery
On Way Home
102
Sonic Booms, Gasps and Pantings
103
STS 131 Landing
104
Post-Landing Triumphant Flypast
105
Not Everyone Has NASA TV
106
Discovery
Rolls Past
107
Discovery Rollback Animation
108
A Tantalising Glimpse
109
A Tantalising Glimpse
110
To The Shuttle Landing Facility
111
Jerry Ross
112
STS 132 Crew Arrive
113
Rain and Lightning
114
Aborted Expedition
115
The Secret Eight
116
Into The Cavern
117
A Quick Choice
118
Above
Atlantis
119
Diesel Throb
120
Atlantis'
Middle
121
"She's Moving!"
122
Through The Door
123
Ground Floor of the Cavern
124
Reflected Beauty
125
Dawn Ride To Pad 39A
126
Driving Towards Pad 39A
127
STS 132 On Pad 39A
128
Pad 39A
129
The Crawler Transporter
130
Crawler Transporter Supplement
131
Atlantis
Sits Proudly On The Mobile launch Platform
132
Circling Naked
Atlantis
133
Drive Around
Atlantis
134
Out Past The Crawler Transporter
135
Drive Away from
Atlantis
136
Back To Pad 39A
137
STS 132 Crew Arrive At Pad 39A
138
Q&A With the STS 132 Crew
139
A Mir Story
140
Apollo 11
141
Air Force Escort
142
My Lofty Aerie
143
Space Centre Sunset
144
Towards Zero
145
"Secret" Spaceplane Launch
146
Ascent of the X-37B
147
Surprise Event
148
X-37B Media Coverage
149
McBride and Farmer
150
Wendy Again
151
NASA Art
152
Once More To The Gantry
153
Space Station Payloads
154
Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test Walkout
155
STS 132 Practice Walkout Animation
156
Discovery's Banner
157
A Fond Farewell
158
The Astronaut Hall Of Fame
159
Nature Reserve and Zero-G
160
Manatees and Lightning
161
Spacewalk of Fame
162
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
163
Playlinda Beach
164
Mosquito Lagoon
165
Haulover Canal Manatees
166
A Varied Day
167
Cape Then And Now
168
In Memorium
169
Scott Parazynski
170
Moon Tree
171
Last Day
172
A Protracted Sunset
173
A Very Long Night
174
Foggy Sydney
175
Final Flight
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Text, images and audio Copyright to Andrew Rennnie, 2010