Atlantis - over the years we have seen it launch, we have seen it land so it was only fitting that we should go to the Kennedy Space Centre to see it retire.
And because the Space Shuttle program is over and the Orion project has not yet begun we got a rare opportunity to get inside the the massive VAB- the Vehicle Assembly Building. Next week when they begin to build the Space Launch System rockets for the Orion project this building will once again be off-limits for years.
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| This shuttle has been working since 1985 |
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| These fuel tanks were real but empty they assured us. |
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| The cargo area of the shuttle. |
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| It always makes us proud to see that Canadarm |
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| Well, everyone always wants to know this! |
The VAB is 129,428,000 cubic feet and 525 feet tall.
It is difficult to capture just how massive it is in pictures.
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The tour of the VAB gave us an opportunity to see Launch Pad 39A up close.
Many of the shuttles were launched from here. |
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| This is the crawler that took the shuttle and rockets from the VAB to the launch pad. It is the largest self-powered land vehicle in the world, travels no faster than 1 mile an hour and get 37 feet per gallon. |
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