Kennedy Space Center Aerial View

to get a good view of the two launch pads

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

Time for a blast into space!

Out funnyguy bus driver for the trip

similar to one carried on STS-49

Up the LC 39 Observation Gantry

the LC 39 Observation Gantry

patriotic!

Rockets! we are here!

The space center entrance

used for Space Shuttle launches. First stop on the KSC tour

moving along Saturn road

the crawler tracks to the launch pads

it's a huge building, mush bigger than a hangar

A savaged challenger shuttle rocket booster

Complete with it's own ISS

Inside the VAB (not the small shuttle inside)

where's the big nasa logo again?

with the nozzle on the ground floor

all board the space train!

and sterile bay access area

An insight of the VAB

and Propellant Storage and Service Area

looks we are first in line!

The rocket farm from outside

at least it's air conditioned!

The iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB)

This is a tower you can climb

the space center's about1-2 hour drive from downtown orlando

The top floors

Our first stop along Saturn V road

nasa style!

The VAB

including the superstructure

The welcome area of the center

3-2-1 launch!

the space tour buses

Launch Control Center & support buildings

this will be the last time it will ever be used

the outdoor viewing areas

onto the public roads which served the huge complex

The various component of the launch pad

before being crawler-ed to the launch pad

overview of the nearby crawler tracks

It's a 60-foot-tall Launch Complex

a sight we will never see again

Prepare for launch!

it's where all the shuttle components are brought together

future space flight will be done this way commercially