Then and Now Tour

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1. A model of Explorer 1, America's first satellite
2. Monkeys in space
3. Pictures and posters from the time
4. Monkeys were trained to perform simple tasks and were rewarded with bits of banana
5. John shows us the guidance computer. 4K of memory.
6. Toys from the time
7. Women in Space display
8. The Mercury blockhouse
9. A view of the rocket from inside the block house
10 The Mercury Redstone rocket up close
11 Tara investigates new ways of lighting her cigarette
12 Shuttle astronaut Steve Smith tagged along with us (6th from the left)
13 The Apollo launch pad
14 The flame deflectors. In the background is the Delta rocket launch pad.
15 The Gemini astronauts
16 Inside the Apollo launch pad
17 The crew of Apollo 1 died during a routine test. This plaque commemorates them.
18 Heat shields used to be just metal which melted away on re-entry