http://spacecoastblogger.com Florida's Space Coast Pictures Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:42:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Brevard County has plenty of alligators and you're likely to find them anywhere. I recently spotted these alligators at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge catching the sun and warming themselves from the recent cold weather. http://spacecoastblogger.com/2010/02/23/alligators-at-merritt-island-nwr/ There's a scene right out of Pirate's of the Caribbean playing at Port Canaveral. The first ship to enter the ghost fleet was the Liquid Vegas in May of last year. The company filled for bankruptcy and the ship has been sold, however its still docked at the port. Then SunCruz ... http://spacecoastblogger.com/2010/01/04/casino-ship-ghost-fleet-port-canaveral/ Pictured is the Carnival Dream entering Port Canaveral for the first time on Nov 18, the ship began regular service on Dec 12. Carnival's largest cruise ship can accommodate 3650 passengers and is 1004 feet long and 158 feet wide. The newest of Port Canaveral Cruise Ships will embark ... http://spacecoastblogger.com/2009/12/14/carnival-dream-picture/ Yesterday I photographed the Liberty Star at Jetty Park towing one of the solid rocket boosters (SRBs) from the STS-129 mission in which Space Shuttle Atlantis launched from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on Nov 16 at 2:28 p.m. EST. The way the SRBs are retrieved from the Atlantic after a launch ... http://spacecoastblogger.com/2009/11/19/liberty-star-towing-solid-rocket-booster-at-jetty-park/ The possible next generation manned launch vehicle, the Ares 1, launched today from Kennedy Space Center. The Ares 1-X test launch was spectacular. Go NASA! Here's my view from my place at the beach in Cape Canaveral . http://spacecoastblogger.com/2009/10/28/ares-1-x-launches-from-cape-canaveral/ Today and yesterday I had a chance to watch the Cocoa Beach Air Show. One of the best pictures I took was of the F-16 from the Viper Team East Heritage Flight with a Korean War era F-86 Sabre. Here is the F-16 alone as it streaks downward. A C-17 with it's ... http://spacecoastblogger.com/2009/10/04/cocoa-beach-air-show-pictures/ Kite boarding has become a popular sport on Space Coast Beaches and these pictures show why. The couple above were awed by this kite boarder catching air. Now he's just showing off. http://spacecoastblogger.com/2009/09/12/kite-boarding-on-the-space-coast/ This is the Disney Wonder sailing out of Port Canaveral. The Disney Wonder is 964' long, 106' wide, has a tonnage of 83,000 and a top speed of 24 kn. The popular cruise ship can accommodate 2,400 passengers and 1000 crew and built in 1999. http://spacecoastblogger.com/2009/08/11/disney-wonder-at-port-canaveral/ Last week I shot these photos of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse Foundation has opened the restored second and third floors of the lighthouse and is conducting limited tours. Short History of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse was originally built in ... http://spacecoastblogger.com/2009/07/11/cape-canaveral-lighthouse/ This guy was having a little fun on Coco Beach as the waves kicked up last week. http://spacecoastblogger.com/2009/06/16/catching-air/