When we were at Kennedy Space Center I learned that our human knowledge has matured and grown so close together by doing and having the same dream and having courage and faith in what we do. I saw how coming together and putting our heads together to work as a team can make wondrous things happen. For example, the biggest space rocket in the world - SATURN V.
I was surprised to see the second biggest building in the world and to be told that the EPCOT ball could fit inside of this building easily! I learned that a spaceship has a rocky path to bring it around to the launching pad and that the space shuttle landing strip is about three miles long. They had to make bullet-proof vests, they had to wear colored patches to see who was who, and they had to make Velcro for the astronauts in space.

It was unbelievable to me to see and learn that the astronauts had to wear about 21 layers and a visor with 24 carat gold on it! It was very interesting to learn that there were so many Apollo's and Saturn V.'s. I knew that there was a team of members that were burned in the spaceship, but I never knew that it was Apollo 1, and that they were just practicing on Earth - not in space.

I learned that the first American man to orbit the Earth was John Glenn, who orbited three times safely. I also learned that Apollo 11 was the first to land on the moon and that we have landed 12 U.S. Americans and landed six times on the moon. This whole tour was a very fun and interesting experience for me.

To go on this trip with my Dad, and to see him get so emotional, really meant a lot to me. It made me realize that these people really are amazing and have a lot of perseverance in life and in their work. I am very lucky to have such great parents and have my parents and teachers be my idols in life.

It is interesting to sit back and hear and learn about our solar system and our planet Earth. When the astronauts go into space they must have a lot of courage and faith in the people on Earth and what they do. I think the saying that Marie Curie states is true, and should refer to the astronauts and life. It is, "Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood."