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Astronauts and Space!
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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