Day 2 was
a long one. We were up and pulled out of the hotel at 7am EST. Most only
got about 4 hours sleep. We arrived in Titusville at 5pm EST and then went
over to the Kennedy Space Center by 6:15pm. We were driven, by bus, to
a reception at the Saturn V Rocket Complex. We ate food, saw films, and
visited with friends and relatives of the astronauts. Then, we were given
a suprise. They shuttled us out to launch pad 39B where we got a upclose
look at the shuttle. We were only about 300 yards away. The last time NASA
did this was when Ron McNair, the first black astronaut in space, went
up in the shuttle. This is the same man that was killed in the Challenger
in 1986. So we are looking at over 12 years. It was unbelievable. We also
were told that the planes buzzing over us were Scott and the commander
doing practice touch and goes in their aircraft. The kids were really awestruck!!
