Photo report on the state of Texas Museum NASA +

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A few years ago had a chance to visit on the state of Texas.
Duration of trip - 4 days. Route:
Houston - Midland Odessa - Houston - Galveston.
The trip took place at the end of senyabrya, early October.

1. It's our ship. Flight from Frankfurt to Houston took 17 hours.





2. Hours 14-15 seemed coast of North America somewhere in the region of Canada.



3. Houston - stykvochny flight to domestic airlines, and another 2 hours to the town of Midland Odessa.
Airport Midland. Small and neat. In the hall of the airport hanging vintage aircraft. Locals say that it is in working condition



4. Parking in front of the airport.

Midland greeted us with a storm, and the air temperature 39 C.



5. A typical hotel room.

Since it took half a day, then that day is not like anything else. Just sleep.



6. As it turned out: this is a typical solution. TV set in the locker and the locker doors locked. There's also installed some gaming console. And it is in every hotel.



7. Next, some typical landscapes. Short, redkostoyaschie buildings, huge empty spaces.



8. Great American atomobili.



9. Road.

Incidentally larger cars there is not a whim or kitsch, and because real porebnost 80% of the population works with his hands, then a pickup truck needed to haul tools and other equipment for making money. Several times saw the car was used as a road tractor for semi-trailer hefty.



10. And it myself "Plant" ie assembly production.

In fact it is a huge playground, fenced Rabitz. Electricity is only in an office building. On the site itself there is nothing. Welder, if necessary, come to his pickup truck with his equipment and diesel generator, performs the agreed scope of work, money and cuckoo gets to the next order. According to this principle and the other specialists work.



11. A drilling rig. There's somewhere near Neftyannik lives



12. Local fast food. The quality of food is not bad dostatchno.
Midland madonaldsa I nevidel.



13. The summit town shops there. Only restaranchiki and cafes. All trade in the suburbs.



14. Midland Airport outside.

By the way no tratuary Midland. Not at all. When asked why the local, those we do not understand. Why walk?
We asked but what if I have not, and I do not have a car? He received a reasonable reply: "If you are poor, buy a car for the poor."



15. Another airport.



16. The oil city of Midland. Top view. Each square has an oil well.



17. flies to Houston. Suburbs.



18. City Center. There is almost no one lives. Only operate. The daily mileage of 60-80 km. to and from work is the norm.



19. After a short rest, we go to the Museum of NASA.



20. Tickets are not cheap. Adult ticket costs 23.50.



21. vnitri bonds walls of the shuttle sticking muzzle. It is possible to go.



22. Engine shuttle



23. And his description.



24. The place of astronauts.



25. Mission Control Center. There is currently only 2 people have been in orbit for the night. The astronauts are asleep. Cosmos lives GMT.



26. The satellite communication stations, as we were told.



27. Cosmonaut Training Center. Layouts ISS modules and other educational materials.



28. More



29. Layout shuttle



30. He



31. Memory Alley astronauts. Under each tree memorial tablet of the deceased astronauts. The length of the avenue - a few kilometers.



32. It is our excursion "paravozik»



33. And here is the Apollo. Back view. It is an impressive machine.



34. Side view.



35. The second stage.



36. The third stage.



37. The cargo compartment.



38. lander.



39. On this tour at out. Back in Houston.
Local Flavor.



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41. The denouement.



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43. Once again, the City Center.



44. The next day, we went to Galveston. Galveston is a resort town on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico. Distance from Houston is about 100 km. The climate in my vzglad unbearable. Almost 100% humidity and air temperature 30 C.



45. But it is all very nice and clean.



46. ​​And this is the beginning of October ...



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49. Our hotel.



50. Mechanical pianist at the hotel. It is very plausible. Not immediately realized that this doll.



51. In the evening came the fog from the bay.



52. The next morning, back to Houston. Surprised - chromed pillars.



53. Fly away home. Return flight took about 14 hours. The truth is all the time the plane sausage and we were not allowed out of the chair.

All. Thank you for attention.



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