Welcome to Kennedy Space Center!!

Girls are welcomed to Kennedy Space Center and told to take lots of pictures and ask lots of questions

Driving up to Kennedy Space Center

Driving up, the girls saw several rockets, a Space Shuttle and booster rockets

Kennedy Space Center

Girls have arrived at Kennedy Space Center.

Arrived at Cocoa Beach

Girls will freshen up and grab some breakfast and them head off NASA. Day will be filled with activities. Postings will be done throughout the day.

Rice Palace Restaurant and Days Inn - Crowley, LA

Thank you to the City of Crowley and their generous hospitality on our brief stay in their city.
We greatly appreciate the staff of the Days Inn and Rice Palace Restaurant for giving us the royal treatment.
A special Thanks to L.J. Gielen, owner of Rice Palace, for accomadating all our little astronauts along with his generous donation to help us along.

Mission Control we are back online and heading to our destination!

Thanks to Louisiana State Police and Acadia Parish Sheriff Dept

Houston, We have a Problem! The bus broke down but Thanks to Louisians DPS mission control our mission is still a go! :-)

Lots of Thanks to Louisiana State Police and Acadia Sheriff Dept for their assistance during our unscheduled stop. Girls are all safe and sound along with a great story to tell. All this and we will still be on schedule for meetings at NASA.

Quick Meal at Whataburger

First nice long stop of the journey at Whataburger for dinner.

Working on First Mission :-)

Students were given a quick, fun activity to work on during the first part of their journey. They were to create a tiny paper astronaut. Check out the results at the end of slideshow.

Departure from UTPA

Parents brought their future astronauts to the UTPA campus to leave for Florida. Girls set up for group pictures per district and then with everyone. They are ready for their 24 hour journey to NASA :-)

Getting Ready for Girls in Science Blast Off

Preparing blog to chronicle the Girls in Science Blast Off program. Program is sponsored by NASA through a proposal by The University of Texas Pan American, Rio Grande Valley Science Association, and Texas Space Grant Consortium (info)

During the journey, photos and videos will be posted here.

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