Kennedy Space Center Tour

[quagmire]

I just got back from NASA's newest tour, KSC Up Close where you get to go inside the VAB which a visitor was not allowed to do since 1978. It was an awesome experience.

Inside the VAB.

The transfer area to High Bay 1 and 3 which were modified for mating the Shuttle to the ET and SRB's( High Bay 2 and 4 are still in their Saturn V state used for storage).

Endeavour being stored in High Bay 4. Almost feel a bit complete since I saw her last launch and I get to see her up close.....

The new service tower and mobile launcher platform for Constellation and assume the new SLS.

OPF-1( currently housing Discovery) and OPF-2( currently housing Atlantis)

Crawlers.

LC-39A( interesting fact I learned is that the FSS are the LUT's used for the Saturn V being repurposed. I thought it was a ground up new structure and the LUT's were scrapped).

LC-39B

First stage of the Saturn V.

Second Stage.

Third Stage.

Top of the Saturn V.

 

[wordoflife]

In Florida, right?
Went there back in August 2010 to Cape Canaveral. I didn't know you could go into the VAB. That's freaking awesome, yo.

 

[gkarris]

Really awesome.

What did you use to take these shots?

 

[rhett7660]

That is sweet. We tried to do the Cape C. Tour, but something was going on at the time, don't remember what, but it was closed to visitors. We were bummed!

Pretty freaking cool though! You have some pretty cool shots in this batch to boot!

 

[S.B.G]

I went to Cape Canaveral about 4 years ago; wish I could've gone into the VAB. Had I known they were going to launch a shuttle while I was there, I would have went CC that day, instead of going to Disney World. I missed the launch by a day.

 

[quagmire]

In Florida, right?
Went there back in August 2010 to Cape Canaveral. I didn't know you could go into the VAB. That's freaking awesome, yo.

Yeah, in FL. You couldn't go in the VAB until this past week when this tour started.

Really awesome.

What did you use to take these shots?

My iPhone 4. Didn't feel like lugging my Nikon D60 around.

 

[gkarris]

My iPhone 4. Didn't feel like lugging my Nikon D60 around.

Wow - still back on the original iPhone for me (ha, ha) - 4 or 4s?

I guess the best camera IS the one that's with you....

 

[quagmire]

wow - still back on the original iphone for me (ha, ha) - 4 or 4s?

I guess the best camera is the one that's with you....

4.