Travel Photography > Photos tagged as kennedy_space_center
This was one of the models used for training.
The Vehicle Assembly Building is billed as the largest single story building in the world. Each star on the US Flag is 6 feet across and the stripes are wide enough for a truck to drive on.
The space shuttle is actually sitting on the pad waiting for launch. It was scheduled for this week, but has been delayed until Feb. 7th.
This is at the Visitors Center. Left is a full size space shuttle replica, behind it are the fuel tanks
These are the engines on the real Saturn IV rocket housed in it's own, gigantic building
Mom is touching a small piece of rock brought back from the Moon by Apollo 17. The display is set up so you can touch it, but barely - to also make it very difficult to dislodge the rock.
This is one of the main engines used by three different shuttles before it was retired.
The poor quality is my fault, I had left the camera on 'movie' mode, so the poor tourist that took the shot had no idea. I had to try capturing a frame from the movie, which is pretty poor quality.
This is a newer attraction where you can take a 'ride' in a simulated space shuttle launch. It was quite good, if a little short.
The Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) is in the background. Leading from it is part of an 8 mile long track to the launch sites.
The 'Crawlway' leads to the launch sites, such as teh one in the background. The trip takes about 8 hours
This isn't a mock-up, but is the actual equipment used for launch control during the Apollo program.
This tractor carries an assembled space shuttle from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the Launch Pad, 8 miles away. It can travel up to 1 mph.
There were about a dozen of these tiny (3") lizards along a fence just sunning themselves.