We were able to get tickets to ride on the blimp several days ago. Sam, Marketa, Evan and Margaret went up over Long Beach. Our pilot was great. . .and he knew a lot about the area. He flew us over the Queen Mary in Long Beach (looks awfully small there) and then flew us over a floating satellite launch pad called Sea Launch. It is a joint project between four countries and the only one in the world and is based in Long Beach. It travels out to a location near the equator and launches rockets carrying satellites. By doing this, it saves enough fuel to keep the satellite in space several years longer. It was a very informative trip and the kids had a great time.
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