Out funnyguy bus driver for the trip
Rockets! we are here!
Time for a blast into space!
the space center's about1-2 hour drive from downtown orlando
patriotic!
The rocket farm from outside
The space center entrance
Complete with it's own ISS
The welcome area of the center
where's the big nasa logo again?
looks we are first in line!
the space tour buses
at least it's air conditioned!
all board the space train!
Prepare for launch!
nasa style!
onto the public roads which served the huge complex
the tour brings us out of the space center
Launch Control Center & support buildings
moving along Saturn road
The iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB)
it's where all the shuttle components are brought together
before being crawler-ed to the launch pad
it's a huge building, mush bigger than a hangar
this will be the last time it will ever be used
the crawler tracks to the launch pads
Our first stop along Saturn V road
the LC 39 Observation Gantry
It's a 60-foot-tall Launch Complex
including the superstructure
and sterile bay access area
other variants of plane launch
An insight of the VAB
future space flight will be done this way commercially
Inside the VAB (not the small shuttle inside)
The welcome area of LC 39
The various component of the launch pad
Up the LC 39 Observation Gantry
with the nozzle on the ground floor
A savaged challenger shuttle rocket booster
The top floors
This is a tower you can climb
and Propellant Storage and Service Area
the outdoor viewing areas
Launch complex LC39A in the distance
The VAB
overview of the nearby crawler tracks
Atlantis STS-135 all ready on Pad A
used for Space Shuttle launches. First stop on the KSC tour
a sight we will never see again