Launch Complex 17. The structure on the right is hiding a Delta II rocket! It will carry GRAIL to the moon, to study its core, among other things: solarsystem.nasa.gov/grail/home.cfm

No biking inside the VAB

Day One #NASATweetup, see our Tweetup page for complete coverage exm.nr/i2hnLY

The Mission Control theater at the Apollo / Saturn V Center. Those are the actual consoles used in 1968, the room simulates the launch by (among other things) shaking the windows.

Waiting for the Launch

Tweeps stuck their cameras through the hole in the gate to get unobstructed photos of Discovery.

Awesome humanoid robot, identical to one launching to the ISS on STS133.

Our bus driver Dale was full of fantastic stories about the space program. We could have listened to him talk for hours.

Star Trek exhibit at KSC

Historic photos of the control room in action

Being so close to the iconic Saturn rockets was a thrill.

Nichelle Nichols

We're special! :)

Our NASATweetup tour even got us past some "Limited Area" signs.

NASA Tweetup Badges of twitter.com/elross & twitter.com/mrselross