Launch of the space shuttle: 7 places in the United States. To visit a patch of space

 Launch of the space shuttle of the effort at the Kennedy Center Friday has been postponed until at least Monday. Need to bide time and enjoy the space or future history? Discover these 7 location around the country should visit each space nuts.

Evergreen future of flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour: only publicly open commercial jet assembly plant has his home 25 miles north of Seattle to the home of Boeing. The 8,000 square foot installation boasts towers of the new 787 Dreamliner (which had its first flight in March), flight simulators, historical areas of learning. Be sure to catch the tour of 90 minutes of the Boeing plant, where the actual aircraft are gathered.
1420, Trenton South Street, Seattle, WA. 425-438-8100
Admission: Adults $18 (reserved; $20 foot); Child $ 12 (reserved; $14 on foot)

San Diego Air and Space Museum: This museum in Balboa Park has much to offer fans adoration of space, including a 3D/4 d Theatre, an exhibition of the centenary of naval air and hot air balloon of the brother of Montgolfier 1783 - the first of its kind - not to mention a replica of the Spirit of St. Louis de Lindbergh (the original is at the Smithsonian), and a gallery age full jet.
2001 Pan American Plz, San Diego, CA. 619-234-8291
Admission: Adult: $16.50 child: $6

smithsonian National Air and space museum: located along the National Mall in Washington, D.C., this museum houses the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world. Among its exhibits are mission Apollo 11 from the command module "Columbia" piloted by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, the Apollo lunar module and mercury "Friendship 7" in which John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth. Even more artifacts are displayed at the Museum companion, the Steven f. Udvar-Hazy Center.
National Mall Building: Independence Ave. at 6th Street, SW. 202-633-2214
Udvar-Hazy Center: 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway, Chantilly, VA; 703-572-4118
Admission: Free (Udvar-Hazy Parking is $ 15).

Kennedy Space Center: Access can be restricted to the Space Center during launch of the space shuttle, but is open to fans of space daily. Inside of the Centre, located Northwest of Cape Canaveral, Florida, guests can take a tour of two hours of bus or explore the exhibitions at their leisure. To get the real experience of astronaut, hop the shuttle space launch experience - an imminent structure that replicates the actual facilities of the space shuttle and a route from the shuttle itself.
SR 405 Kennedy Space Center, FL; 866-737-5235
Admission: Adult: $43 child: $33

Virgin Galactic space: If tycoon and travel mogul Richard Branson has his way, Virgin aircraft take us fair in the world - they will lead us in space. Although its still in the stages of construction, the New-Mexico Space Centre will be the home of Virgin Galactic and launch of a point for his vessel. Society is already taking reservations for aspiring astronauts for space flight. But, $ 200,000, this experience is not good market.

Pima Air and Space Museum: A Museum of Tucson 80 acres, the Museum of the air space & Pima is the largest non-government funded Museum in the United States. On screen is a collection of some 300 air - and space-crafts from around the world and some 125,000 artifacts. Air Force One of JFK is on view, and the presidential aircraft used by Nixon and Johnson.
6000, Valencia East Road, Tucson, AZ; 520-574-0462
Admission: Adults: $15.50 child: $9 (children less than 6 years get free of charge)

Intrepid sea, Air and Space Museum: Anchored on the West side of Manhattan, the Intrepid Museum has exhibitions throughout the year and tours, including that of retirement British Airways Concorde, not to mention the super-cool simulators.
Pier 86, West 46 Street and 12th Avenue, New York, NY 877-957-7447
Admission: Adult: $24 child: $19

How Cope with tight airline seat space

 Tight economy class seats continue to be major air travel hassle. It is quite wrong in ordinary circumstances, but an oversized neighbor can sometimes make travel unbearable. A reader writes:

"What bothers me as far as the seats narrow in the economy is the invasion of another, more corpulent people in space, I have a ticket to occupy.". I do not think it's fair for people to have their precious space seat stolen by other flyers that do not correspond between the parameters established from their seats. Why do airlines establish rules for people? ?

In short, the answer is, "most airlines have rules, but most of the rules are vague and most is misapplied." And no rules are designed specifically to protect the real victims: travellers stranded beside or between oversized seatmates.

The current rules: what they say?

Tight economy class seats continue to be major air travel hassle.

Most of the U.S. lines say something about oversized travellers, either in terms of customer service or the contract of carriage, but commitments vary considerably: Southwest is unique in that it indicates clearly that "clients who are unable to lower the two armrests and/or trespass on any part of the adjacent seat" should be proactively the number before the seats need to travel "." When passengers buy two seats, and the flight is not complete, Southwest reimburses the cost of the second seat. Alaska States: "For the safety and comfort of your own, as well as your fellow travellers, you may be asked to buy a second seat on your flight if you cannot be accommodated by the seat below measures." American said it "requires passengers be able to sit in a seat with armrests down and attached safety belt." Travellers who are not can buy a second seat for the same rate as the original seat when they reserve. At the airport, travellers will sit next to an empty seat if available. If this is not the case, passenger have to buy a second seat on a flight available. Continental, Delta, Hawaiian, JetBlue, United and US Airways are less precise, saying that they can refuse to transport any person unable to sit in a seat with the seatbelt fastened.

Of course, anyone who stole recently knows that airlines often ignore even these modest "rules" in their haste to dispatch flights, and clear the lobbies. They dump the problems on the crew, who may or may not be able to organize a good solution.

… And what they say

I couldn't find anything in the contract of any line clearly indicating that a passenger with a reservation invalid, and the ticket is entitled to 100% of a seat. And if you're stuffed by a neighbour oversized on the same side, not to mention both sides, you may wind up with perhaps just 60% or 70% of the seat that you have purchased.

If a crew decides to work on the problem rather than simply ignore it, the solution is to move you, or the traveller oversized to another seat (or seats), depending on what seats are available. This is not a contractual obligation. simple common sense. Also, in theory, the crew could move you or your neighbor oversized until a spacious cabin, but - as I can tell - that happen very often. And if your flight is complete, once he left, the crew cannot do anything to solve the problem.

No improvement in sight