{"id":4927,"date":"2014-08-30T16:27:11","date_gmt":"2014-08-30T23:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/w\/?p=4927"},"modified":"2014-09-21T16:43:53","modified_gmt":"2014-09-21T23:43:53","slug":"2014-8-30-kennedy-space-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/?p=4927","title":{"rendered":"2014.8.30 &#8211; Kennedy Space Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I visited the Kennedy Space Center today.  I might be an astronaut some day, so I&#8217;m already preparing myself.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0815blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0815blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"2014.8.30 - NASA\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0815blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0815blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0815blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0815blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0751blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0751blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"2014.8.30 - Shuttle\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0751blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0751blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0751blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0751blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0738blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0738blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"2014.8.30 - Rocket\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0738blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0738blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0738blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0738blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I watched a show.  Maybe I&#8217;ll be part of the show in the future.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0792blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0792blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"2014.8.30 - Showtime\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0792blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0792blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0792blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0792blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0793blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0793blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"2014.8.30 - Moon\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0793blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0793blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0793blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0793blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m preparing the shuttle for launch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0810blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0810blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"2014.8.30 - Checking\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0810blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0810blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0810blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0810blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0809blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0809blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"2014.8.30 - Pushing Buttons\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0809blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0809blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0809blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0809blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This slide was fun.  It&#8217;s like I&#8217;m landing the space shuttle.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/XYobTl6NcYI?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hey did Angry Birds go to the moon?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0750blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0750blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"2014.8.30 - Angry Birds\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0750blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0750blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0750blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0750blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After a long day at the Kennedy Space Center, it was time for dinner.  Checked in at the Contemporary Resort near the Magic Kingdom.  Quickly dropped off the luggage and headed to Epcot for dinner.  Food was good.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0832blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0832blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"2014.8.30 - Sushi\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0832blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0832blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0832blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0832blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0835blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0835blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"2014.8.30 - Steak\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0835blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0835blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0835blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0835blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0836blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0836blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"2014.8.30 - Cake\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0836blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0836blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0836blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0836blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0837blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0837blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"2014.8.30 - Cheesecake\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0837blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0837blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0837blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_0837blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I visited the Kennedy Space Center today. I might be an astronaut some day, so I&#8217;m already preparing myself. I watched a show. Maybe I&#8217;ll be part of the show in the future. I&#8217;m preparing the shuttle for launch. This slide was fun. It&#8217;s like I&#8217;m landing the space shuttle. Hey did Angry Birds go [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4927"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4937,"href":"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4927\/revisions\/4937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}