Chris and Carrie participated in a model rocket competition where they built and launched their own rockets. The event was sponsored by the Cape Canaveral section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The event was hosted by the Spaceport Rocketry Association and many of their members were …
Several sandhill crane families have been spotted near our house with new chicks. Here are a few pictures of one couple and their chick out foraging by a small pond.
A group of manatees have been enjoying the warm canal waters near Chris’s school lately. The whole family took a trip out to see them on Saturday. Here are a few pics.
This past week we had the opportunity to watch a rocket launch from a close-up viewing area on Cape Canaveral. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off just before sunset on Wednesday, February 11th, carrying the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) spacecraft. The launch was scheduled for Sunday, but a problem …