Cape Canaveral, Florida
Click thumbnail photos to enlarge; use browser back button to return to this page.
Cape Canaveral
|
|
Entrance to Kennedy Space Center |
|
|
Vehicle Assembly Building, one of the world's largest buildings--about 36 stories tall. Rocket sub-assemblies are put together here. To give an idea of the scale, the American flag on the side of the building is the same size as an NBA basketball court. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Crawler Transporter that delivers rockets from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launch pad. |
|
|
LC-39A, the launch pad where the Space Shuttle is launched. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Actual control room where the excitement of a past moon launch is recreated for visitors. |
|
|
Apollo/Saturn V Rocket Center where one gets a feel for the scale of these huge rockets. The launch of one of these is equivalent to the explosive power of an atomic bomb. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lunar Lander |
|
|
Simulation of a moon landing. |
|
|
Shuttle payload bay, cockpit and exterior view. |
|
|
|
|
|