I must admit I'm a little envious. I have always wanted to go there. I've been a real space nerd since I was a kid in the 60s. Thanks for the video!

@12:59. That is not a factory that's the famous Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) which is where very large rockets, like the iconic Saturn 5, Space Shuttle, and now Space Launch System are stacked and tested before being sent to the launch pad and then launched to space. The rockets typically are manufactured elsewhere and then brought to the site from contractor's factories from around the country.

Astronauts actually DID carry guns but it was our Russian Cosmonaut counterparts that did. It was because while we landed our own in the Atlantic sea to be picked up at sea, the USSR landed their Cosmonauts in frozen distant forests and needed something to defend themselves against bears. It was called the TP-82. A weird hybrid of a triple barrel pistol with a machete with a cover as a stock.

I've always wanted to see Kennedy Space Center. My Father took us to Pittsburgh to meet Neil Armstrong when I was about 12. We got autographed post cards with his picture. I enjoyed your video, I found it very interesting. Poor dog. There wasn't even a picture of it. RIP Lyka.

@16:09 The Apollo 11 Lunar Module (LM) Eagle did not return to Earth from the Moon. It was expended after its mission on the lunar surface was completed. Basically the lower half of it is one stage that takes the vehicle and astronauts all the way to the surface, using up nearly all the fuel in the process and then when it's time to leave, the bug-like upper portion detaches and launches up into orbit to rendezvous and dock with the Apollo Command and Service Module (CSM) where the astronauts transfer back into along with any lunar samples, science experiments, and tools, etc, and then undock, leaving the LM behind. Some LMs were deorbited to crash into the Moon, others sent out into deep space, and in the case of Apollo 11's Eagle, it was left in orbit and may still be there.

The clock is used to countdown to launch still since the Kennedy Spaceport is still used by NASA, SpaceX, and eventually others. When a rocket launches, then the clock counts the Mission Elapsed TIme (MET), at least until the rocket has achieved orbit or other mission goal parameters.

Thank you for the tour Jacob. I’m a native Floridian and have never been to the space center. It’s only an hour or so away from me, but I just watched the launches on tv. Nice to see behind the scenes. 👍🏻🇺🇸

Between 2005-13 , I would visit many times. At one time I saw (2) space shuttles on pads. ❤️gift shop

Hello Jacob 🙋🏽. Can't wait to see what you have up for today ‼️😃

i literally go all year long, see like a dozen or more launches a year and know that place so well but this is still so fun to watch

When I was in 3rd grade, Buzz Aldrin came to my school to talk to us about what space was like and how it felt to walk on the moon. sadly, I didn't realize just how freaking cool that was until I was an adult. wish I still had the picture I took with him.

I’ve actually been here twice. The second time I took the bus tour and was able to see the real NASA and SpaceX buildings. Really cool experience!

@14:47. Those are not "blasters" but five F-1 engines. Each one of those engines generates 1.5 million pounds thrust for a total of 7.5 million lbs at sea level at liftoff.

Thank you for the great video! I gave my husband the Carpetbagger pin I bought him as an early Christmas gift. He absolutely loved it! Keep doing what your doing. Your fans love you.

I have been there several times over the years. There have been a lot of changes but, it is still a wonderful place to visit. Thanks Jacob!

I love watching your videos! It’s so calming to me even the wild ones lol. You put a lot of time and effort into your videos and it shows. I appreciate the hard work!

You really make someone want to check this place out in person! Nice video!

I remember being so bored on that bus ride as a kid and thinking it was so long lol. My papa, and two uncles both worked out there and we got to go to the “amusement” part for free. And we went on school field trips and summer camps a lot. It’s changed so much. Most people don’t believe me when I say at my elementary school, which was Atlantis elementary school close to space coast jr/sr high.. you could feel the shuttle launches shake the windows and the windows of your house! I never realized how cool it was to go outside and see that kind of stuff all the time and how not many people get to experience that. I live in Atlanta mostly now but I go back to Merritt island frequently to visit family. I can’t wait to take my son there when he’s older!

My mom watched the Challenger explode on tv. It was one of the hardest things to see at the current time for her. I ended up going to the elementary school named after Ronald E. McNair (Still have a shirt from there) and she told me about the Challenger after I came home with questions. I guess they didn't want to tell a bunch of 4th Graders the nittty gritty of what happened. I think all they said that there was a malfunction and they didn't survive. My mom then told me about seeing the launch and then the explosion, how there was a huge conspiracy for a long time. It was super sad all around. It'd be nice to visit the Space Center someday and learn more.

I love your videos I’ve been here for 5 years now and they keep getting better and better much love

Hello Jacob and Awesome Work Bro, Thanks!!! 👍👍👍😀 Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸

We are still an active launch facility. Last year we successfully launched 31 flights between SpaceX and United Launch Alliance.

The lights you were dancing on, the board that was behind you fills up the meter as you step on them. Once full does a rocket countdown.

I actually went to Kennedy Space Center on a 4th Grade class trip, and it was awesome! I’ve been to the space shuttle simulator ride and it was epic!!😍

One of my favorite videos of yours now. My hometown Astronaut Mark C. Lee flew on Atlantis on his rookie mission in 1989. Was cool to see it. Great video Jacob.

My grandmother lived in Florida when I was little and I visited the KSC at least three times over the years. I haven't been back since the 1989.

Thank you for going here!

I went to the Kennedy Space Center back in 2013 as part of a 7-day Bahamas cruise from Baltimore with Carnival Cruise Lines. They have really cool stuff there to explore and educate about. Have a Merry Christmas Jake!

What a Blast 🚀 this video was! Im counting down for the next Carpetbagger video to Launch!!

Went this past October. Eerily like Jacob I too had not been there since I was in the first grade, but I was blown away with how up-to-date and slick it was kept. I never felt like anything was creaky or dated. They’re even installing a brand new exhibit about deep space and space tourism featuring a flying theater. Highly recommend KSC.

As always you take me to places I’ve never been and probably will never get to. Loved this video. So fun and educational. I loved the little shuffle you did on the electric floor. Are you sure you were never in River Dance? 😁

A friend of mine, when he was in the Navy, said his ship picked up some of the astronauts when they splashed down. Don't remember which ones though.

What an interesting place to visit. So much history in one place. My aunt would have loved this video since she was friends with most of the original astronauts . Keep Safe ❤Keep Well❤ Merry Christmas and best wishes of the season to you and yours 🎄🎄

Love the puns! Thanks for showing us around. I went to a lunch when I was little and I wish I could go to another one kuz it was pretty cool, even though it was really loud. I've been watching your videos while doing my hair so thanks for keeping me company!

All Things Carpetbagger. Have a Great Christmas.

It makes tons of sense that you wanted to be a astronaut. In a way minus space thing you are. You still get to travel to odd and different places that many havent seen or experienced yet. So Carpetbagger you are just an astronaut who havent gotten your wings yet. Pretty Empressive 😀!!

Those space trees could only "conker" the earth if they were a horse chestnut 😉😂😂 Utterly Fabulous video Carpetbagger 🤣🤣🤣

I went there with my family as a kid i would love to go back and see it again i think i was about 8 or 9 yrs old

I would love to take my son there. He's really into space. I've been there when I was younger. I can't remember how old I was.

You uploaded this on my birth day and I've been their before

Loved when Jacob generated some electricity for NASA! How can you not love this guy?

We visited Kennedy Space Center this past September. As my kids and I were watching they wanted to know why you didn’t go down the big slide in the Atlantis building? 😆

Canada built the Canad Arm. It's still in use today out there at the space station

Who here has seen the movie Space Camp? I love that movie.

I would love to go there

Cool video Jacob I really enjoyed it when I was young my family went down to Florida in the 1960’s every summer but never went to the Kennedy Space Center so thank you for taking me on this tour God Bless an Happy Holidays 👍🙂

I went there before in 2019! that place was 🔥 and cool!

The National Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio has space rockets also. They added onto the museum and now has a room dedicated to space rockets indoors, but has to raise the ceiling hanger when they built the space rocket wing.

“ It certainly has changed a lot since 2013, when I was there.”

Did the tour of this place a few years ago. It is amazing.

Extremely interesting vlog. Humans are dwarfed by the launch and satellites. Loved your "tap dancing". Merry Christmas to you and yours and a safe and healthy 2022.

Wow i remember the vacation trip to Florida year 2000 with my parents, two siblings of three and auntie and uncle for 3 weeks. One of goals was Kennedy space center, Sea world and so on. We flew from Sweden . 10:18 - Christer Fuglesang Yay! Its also says subtitled Sverige 12:30 NASA cool its looks desame i think.

Went there when Challanger was on launch pad. .

I was in 8th grade when the challenger blew up and since the teacher was on there we we watching it live.In 8th grade you aren't really a kid anymore and I found that out because seeing that bothered me bad.I never told anyone at the time but I bet a ton of people felt the way I did but didn't want to say anything.

Great video!

Always wanted to stop there on the way to Orlando but it never seem like we had time

Jacob- Wally's harmonica was basically smuggled on board. It was used in a prank on NASA involving a UFO sighting and the playing of Jingle Bells. (Look it up).

Jacob interesting ty!!🤟

Are the rockets in the rocket garden grown from rocket seeds, or do you have to use cuttings?

Fun vlog Jacob! Youre too funny!!

I read we have 10000 times more technology in our best smartphones than what took us to the moon.Crazy.

Cool, you finally made it down to my neck of the woods (right next door in PSJ)! I hate to break it to ya, Jacob; but those consoles you saw at the Apollo/Saturn Center aren't that much older than the antenna control consoles I operated at the tracking station there for 25 years. Oh yeah, some of the stuff I put my hands are were um...dated...to say the least, but when it worked, it worked damn good. At one time, the Visitor Center had a 'antenna farm' of antennas they got from the various GN stations they closed over the years in the back, they got rid of them in the mid-2000's. Couple of my former co-workers work at the visitor center as technicians. Did you have a chance to hit up the Police Hall of Fame?

Good Advent Merry Christmas 🎄🕊😻

Love you keep it up

Wow that's amazing dude

Houston is waiting for you.

i love your videos.

That’s cool, wish I could’ve gone!

Love ya vids bro

My neck of the woods! Love it!

It’s a mummified space man

I was just thinking about this place like an hour ago

Everything is so cool, amazing and incredible from the place 😍😎🤘👌👍🥰💖✨.

Nice, have you been to the Houston Space Center yet?

U should check out space Center houston

27:41 No, I don't think we'll be telling them about that.

Huh I didn't think the Kennedy space center would have that much taxidermy.

Did you get any pictures of the Inanimate carbon rod?

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I did this as a 10 year old and I hated it, my poor dad LOL....

Im not sure if anyone said this yet but, I noticed they didnt have a area for animal astronauts they sent into space. Able and Enos were the two monkeys sent into space. They maybe mention at National Air and Space Musuem.

Because you called Uranus Neptune

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No they don't have Lazer guns

Well heck yes they still launch from there? Why wouldn't they? They launch tons of other things besides that exploding space shuttle. Delta heavy, falcon, SpaceX. Hopefully they educate you on the inside.

Mars Crow-ver

16:00 this didn't actually go to the moon, at best it's a mockup of what the area looked like in 1969. The grey part was ditched after Docking with the capsule and was left to crash into the surface and the orangey red part is still there today. Sorry.

The lunar module is stationary, it doesn’t come back from the moon. That’’s one that they didn’t use,.

thats really screwed up leaving the dog to die...

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The lunar module never made it back to earth. Once the astronauts left the moon and transferred over the command module they jettison it in the lunar orbit

DUDE!!! You should have told me you were coming to town to go there!! I would have bought you dinner or something!!

I’ve always found it pretty funny that the US invested $1,000,000 to develop the space pen while the Russians took a much simpler approach, a pencil.

instead of spending millions developing a space pen the Russians used pencils...