Exploration

The spaceship has landed.  Send out the Environmental Control Robot to check the environment.

All environmental systems nominal.

Send out the staff to do their own testing.

And keep a signalling device handy in case of trouble.

Inspect the local plant life too.

Rocket to Space

The rocket is ready to blast off.

It takes off!

It levels off and travels through space.

It prepares to land.

The rocket lands on a new planet.

Rocket Launch

The rocket, ready on the launch pad.

The fuel has been loaded.

The instruments are wound up and watching.

The siren is sounding.

The telescope is ready to track the rocket.

Hot Wheels vs Roco

Hot Wheels and Roco trucks.

The Hot Wheels is a very nice modern 2 1/2 ton truck, the Roco a bit older version.

They are both sturdy and nicely done.

The big difference is the price, the Hot Wheels is a dollar.

Over the years the Hot Wheels version has been released in a lot of colors.  I like the green ones.