onto the public roads which served the huge complex
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
The welcome area of LC 39
The various component of the launch pad
including the superstructure
and sterile bay access area
other variants of plane launch
future space flight will be done this way commercially
An insight of the VAB
Inside the VAB (not the small shuttle inside)
Up the LC 39 Observation Gantry
This is a tower you can climb
to get a good view of the two launch pads
used for Space Shuttle launches. First stop on the KSC tour
The top floors
A savaged challenger shuttle rocket booster
with the nozzle on the ground floor
the outdoor viewing areas
The VAB
and Propellant Storage and Service Area
overview of the nearby crawler tracks
Launch complex LC39A in the distance
Atlantis STS-135 all ready on Pad A
a sight we will never see again
The Cape Canaveral Air Force Station down south
LC-37 looks like an antenna farm
LC-41, where Voyager 2 probe was launched in 1977
looks just like in the picture!
Scenic view over the Indian river
Alantis covered by the service structure
as explained in this illustration
all the best for STS-135
lets get a move on!
look cool engraved tags!
hot days are typical here
Moving onto the next part of our tour!
Parked Crawler Transporters
The Apollo/Saturn V Center!
Quick facts of the day.
and we are in!