Sunday, August 30, 2015

Kansas Cosmosphere – A FIVE "STAR" Experience



Our friends mentioned in the previous post also took us to the Kansas Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, KS. 
While we were there we rode the flight simulator “with the Blue Angels”.  It was very interesting. 
Some Used Space Suites

We then looked at lunar modules, rovers, space exploration, tools, space history, rocket history, and space station models. 
A Full-Size Model Lunar Lander
Small Model of the International Space Station
My favorite part was Doctor Goddard’s Lab! 

Draining liquid oxygen from a large piece of cotton
When he lit the super oxygen filled cotton it burned so fast it exploded!
Here we learned about rockets, explosions, and, of course, Doctor Robert Goddard, the first rocket scientist that explored the use of liquid rocket fuel.  It was fascinating.  The man doing the explaining and experiments was very good at his job.  The liquid oxygen was really cold and “cool”.  He showed us that oxygen isn’t flammable, but it makes combustion highly accelerated!   He took a cotton ball and lit it on fire.  Then he compared it with to a large amount of cotton soaked in liquid oxygen.  The result was an amazing explosion!  My mom caught the explosion on camera.  We learned a lot in Doctor Goddard’s Lab.  We also saw him light a hydrogen bomb that he made.  He also made an alcohol rocket.  It was great stuff. 
We also watched a very interesting video in the stellarium.




Doctor Goddard's first Rocket Design 




A Moon Rock
A space toilet
Me sitting inside a used Space Shuttle Tire




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