Brian took the kids to Johnson Space Center last weekend while I was out of town with some college friends. They loved it. Logan always wants to go there but since it can be a hike with traffic, we only make it a few times a year. Their favorites are still the Saturn V display rocket and mission control.
Last weekend we watched Apollo 13 and Logan was obsessed. He loved the fact that it was based on a true story and could not believe that all of the astronauts returned to earth unharmed. Apollo 13 launched in April 1970 and was intended to be the third landing on the moon for NASA. After an oxygen tank exploded two days into their mission, the crew abandoned the moon landing and focused on returning to earth. For the return trip, the crew had to troubleshoot problems with ground control that included power limitations, loss of cabin heat, water shortages, and re-working a carbon dioxide filter. After the movie ended, Logan was all about re-creating space scenes. It is truly awesome to see his imagination at work. Of course, his rocket recreations had bombs on them and his astronauts had guns. Still not sure why they needed ammunition. His carbon dioxide filter was a whole lot of tape and paper plates and napkins. He confiscated all of our flashlights and batteries to work on the "power problem" in our house.
I think Catherine missed the main plot of the movie because throughout the whole thing she only asked one question. Where are all the bad guys? It was nice to watch a movie that did not have any bad guys.
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