On the way home from Idaho, we decided to stop and see some of the "sights" that we usually fly on past. We were headed out to Promontory Point to see the Golden Spike site, but we saw a sign that mentioned a Rocket Display. We figured a BOY would LOVE that and we were right. Here's Jim and Xander in front of one of the rockets.
First he found a rocket that he felt looked like the rockets that Lightning McQueen had when he was "Rocket Chow" (Xander calls Lightning McQueen, "Chow" as in Ka Chow). He was very excited about that. [If you look closely you can see that he is wearing a "Chow" shirt and he has "Chow" shoes!]
Then he found THIS! And what is this you ask? This is one of the aft sections of a solid booster rocket used by the Space Shuttle. He LOVED it in there! Did you know that if you clap your hands in there, it echos?
And here he is trying to climb up the sides.
Here's a shot of a complete booster rocket from the back end. They are HUGE! In the first picture up top, you can see this booster rocket in the background. It might help give you some sense of scale.
Utah's "little" contribution to the Space Program.
It was a fun little stop out in the middle of no where. It was a very nice display of many of the things that they have built out there.
On the way home from Idaho, we decided to stop and see some of the "sights" that we usually fly on past. We were headed out to Promontory Point to see the Golden Spike site, but we saw a sign that mentioned a Rocket Display. We figured a BOY would LOVE that and we were right. Here's Jim and Xander in front of one of the rockets.
First he found a rocket that he felt looked like the rockets that Lightning McQueen had when he was "Rocket Chow" (Xander calls Lightning McQueen, "Chow" as in Ka Chow). He was very excited about that. [If you look closely you can see that he is wearing a "Chow" shirt and he has "Chow" shoes!]
Then he found THIS! And what is this you ask? This is one of the aft sections of a solid booster rocket used by the Space Shuttle. He LOVED it in there! Did you know that if you clap your hands in there, it echos? 
And here he is trying to climb up the sides.
Here's a shot of a complete booster rocket from the back end. They are HUGE! In the first picture up top, you can see this booster rocket in the background. It might help give you some sense of scale.
Utah's "little" contribution to the Space Program.
It was a fun little stop out in the middle of no where. It was a very nice display of many of the things that they have built out there.
2 comments:
By the time we head home from anywhere I've got the pedal to the metal and I stop for nuthin'. :) I need to do better about that. What a fun side adventure.
Ryan's dad works at ATK, but we've never stopped there. It looks like we're missing out. :)
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