all ready to go houston!
Contains one of only three Saturn V rockets still in existence. Made up of S-IC-T (test stage) and the second and third stages
simulation of mission control of the launch
of what made it possible
for a video presentation
and we are in!
Quick facts of the day.
The Apollo/Saturn V Center!
Parked Crawler Transporters
Moving onto the next part of our tour!
hot days are typical here
look cool engraved tags!
lets get a move on!
all the best for STS-135
as explained in this illustration
Alantis covered by the service structure
Scenic view over the Indian river
looks just like in the picture!
LC-41, where Voyager 2 probe was launched in 1977
LC-37 looks like an antenna farm
The Cape Canaveral Air Force Station down south
a sight we will never see again
Atlantis STS-135 all ready on Pad A
Launch complex LC39A in the distance
overview of the nearby crawler tracks
and Propellant Storage and Service Area
The VAB
the outdoor viewing areas
with the nozzle on the ground floor
A savaged challenger shuttle rocket booster
The top floors
used for Space Shuttle launches. First stop on the KSC tour
to get a good view of the two launch pads
This is a tower you can climb
Up the LC 39 Observation Gantry
Inside the VAB (not the small shuttle inside)
An insight of the VAB
future space flight will be done this way commercially
other variants of plane launch
and sterile bay access area
including the superstructure
The various component of the launch pad
The welcome area of LC 39
It's a 60-foot-tall Launch Complex
the LC 39 Observation Gantry
Our first stop along Saturn V road
the crawler tracks to the launch pads
this will be the last time it will ever be used
it's a huge building, mush bigger than a hangar
before being crawler-ed to the launch pad