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Kennedy Space Center |
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Spent a day at the Space Coast. Beautiful day, and a lot of interesting things to see. |
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The Vehicle Assembly Building - this is where the Space Shuttle is put together. This building is the biggest one-story building in the world, covering 8 acres. |
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Launch Pad 39B - where the ill-fated Columbia (STS 107) was launched in 2003 |
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A moon rover, of the sort Neil Armstrong used during the "One Small Step" moon landing |
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The rear engines of one of the Apollo Spacecraft. |
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Solid Rocket Boosters - these help launch the Space Shuttles into their orbit. They drop off once the vehicle hits a certain height |
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A Space Shuttle simulator |
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The "rocket garden" at the Space Center. These are examples of different US rockets that have been used since the space program started |
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