Abbreviated the VAB, this Cape Canaveral structure is where the space shuttle & rocket are put together
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Vehicle Assembly Building - Wikipedia  The Vehicle (originally Vertical) Assembly Building, or VAB, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is a building designed to assemble large space vehicles, such as the massive Saturn V and the Space Shuttle. ... flight hardware, and to mate the Space Shuttle orbiters to their solid rocket boosters and external fuel tanks.
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J! Archive - Show #4189, aired 2002-11-14  Abbreviated the VAB, this Cape Canaveral structure is where the space shuttle & rocket are put together. $1000, 30. In 2002 this maestro...
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View looking straight up the Vehicle Assembly Building which is one ...  Aug 26, 2016 ... /r/space is dedicated to the insightful and thoughtful discussion of outer space ..... The VAB isn't "one of the largest buildings in the world" unless you're ..... where grain structure is obtained and later transported by rail to the cape. ..... the pieces and do other work around the rocket as they put it together.
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Vehicle Assembly Building FACT SHEET - NASA  The Vehicle Assembly Building, or VAB, is a national landmark ... assemble a rocket that carried humans to the surface of another ... assembly point for a space shuttle as the orbiter was attached ... The structure was completed in 1966 for the.
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Kennedy Space Center - Wikipedia  The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is one of ten National Aeronautics and Space Administration field centers, and is NASA's Center of Excellence for launch and payload processing systems. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Air ... Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were...
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U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, Alabama  It hosts an impressive collection of space hardware, and it's far less of a hassle to visit than ... Von Braun used his clout to create the U.S. Space and Rocket Center for the public, and in return ... pit beneath a roaring Saturn V engine, something that obviously no one has done for real and lived. .... Favorite Quirky City Sights.
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R/V Atlantis : Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution  The Institution's flagship and symbol was the first American ship built specifically ... The space shuttle Atlantis was named for the original WHOI research vessel.
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Space Isn't Easy - The Boy Scout | Utah National Parks Council ...  Nov 8, 2014 ... The author reminds us of a nation doing hard things and why Scouts ... apollo-13-saturn-v ... part of the Apollo systemthe Command Module, the Service Module, the ... Pack programs were based on space and rockets and astronauts. ... most of America seemingly could care less, I'm still very interested in...
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STS-133: Shuttle Discovery attached to External Tank and Boosters ...  Sep 28, 2010 - 10 min - Uploaded by littlepyro... now is fully attached to its external fuel tank and two solid rocket boosters. ...  The ...
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Facts and Stats | U.S. Space & Rocket Center  The U.S. Space & Rocket Center, located in Huntsville, AL (Rocket City) ... Since opening its doors in 1970, nearly 16 million people have toured the Center. ... main exhibit area contains one of the largest collections of rockets and space...
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Space Center Houston | The Independence Plaza Experience  This foundation supports the 159-ton shuttle carrier aircraft NASA 905, the 80-ton ... The first stop is the flight deck, where guests can see how the astronauts piloted the ... In addition to information on NASA Johnson Space Center's role in its...
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Space Shuttle Atlantis Lifts Off - My Hero  Jul 11, 2011 ... NASA fueled space shuttle Atlantis for liftoff Friday on the final flight of the .... contractor, after 25 years of working for the program in Houston. ... the visitors center next door to Houston's Johnson Space Center, home to Mission Control. ... specialist on the Space Shuttle and first Hispanic woman in space.
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Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr., May 5, 1961 | NASA  Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr. in Freedom 7 capsule, May 5, .... 20, 1962, from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station ... He returned to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday to begin a weekend of events...
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SpaceX Rocket Explodes at Launchpad in Cape Canaveral - The ...  Sep 1, 2016 ... An explosion was seen from the site of a SpaceX rocket at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Thursday morning. ... The rocket had been set to launch on Saturday, carrying a satellite for Spacecom, an Israeli company. ... Over all, SpaceX has had 27 successful launches of Falcon 9 rockets.
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Why Does NASA Launch Space Shuttles from Such a Weather ...  Jul 15, 2009 ... Space shuttle Endeavour remains on the launch pad today after a series of ... a mainstay along Florida's Atlantic coast, home to Kennedy Space Center. ... Air Force Base in California when the weather over Kennedy is poor and ... You can't use the station in that way very readily with the orbit that it's in now.
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Tutorial: ISS - Kerbal Space Program Wiki  Nov 30, 2014 ... Zvezda (Service Module), Proton-K, 4.15, 19.1 ... Canadarm2 (SSRMS), US Shuttle .35, 4.9 ... Some of the parts of the station like the Nodal Module have not yet been ... Since all the rockets in the Proton rocket family are so similar they will .... Zarya and Unity, and the second has moved many times since its...
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Space Shuttle Atlantis - Wikipedia  The Space Shuttle Atlantis is a Space Shuttle orbiter belonging to the National Aeronautics and ... Beginning in 1995 with STS-71, Atlantis made seven straight flights to the former Russian ... When linked, Atlantis and Mir together formed the largest spacecraft in orbit at the time. .... The exhibit opened on 29 June 2013.
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What happens to the Space Shuttle's external tank after it ... - Quora  Aug 27, 2014 ... Shuttle assembly. The Space Shuttle is connected to the external fuel tank, which is ... Unlike the Solid Rocket Boosters, external tanks were not re-used. ... Its worth noting that foam from the external fuel tank striking the wing of the ... (Solid Rocket Boosters) would disconnect around 2:30 into the launch,...
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NASA - The History of Mercury Mission Control  May 1, 2013 ... Later known as the Mission Control Center, NASA's Mercury Control Center ... Florida's mild climate, vast undeveloped land surrounding the cape, and its proximity to ... on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station between 1956 and 1963. ... a pair of light metal swing doors that opened onto covered entrances.
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NASA: 83135main 1983 - Scribd  Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston Texas 77058 ..... on the development of the manned maneuvering unit planned for use during shuttle EVAs. #####
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Project Vanguard - Wikipedia  Project Vanguard was a program managed by the United States Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), which intended to launch the first artificial satellite into Earth orbit using a Vanguard rocket as the launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral Missile Annex, Florida. ... Meanwhile, the spectacular televised failure of Vanguard TV3 on December...