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OMF World |
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Kennedy Space Center |
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ACTIVE SPACE LAUNCH COMPLEXES (SLC) |
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SLC-39B for Space Launch System (SLS) |
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 SLC-39B (1995) |
 SLC-39B (2007) |
 Vertical Assembly Building (VAB) |
 Previous version of Orion Launch Abort System (At LC-39) |
 Mobile Launcher on SLC-39B (second rollout) |
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SLC-39A leased by SpaceX for Falcon 9 and Falcon 9 Heavy |
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 SLC-39A and Shuttle |
 SLC-39A |
 SLC-39A from the ocean side |
 SLC-39A and Falcon9/Es'hail-2 satellite |
 Transporting 1st stage of Falcon9 to SLC-39A |
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SLC-37B for Delta IV and Delta IV Heavy (ULA) |
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 SLC-37 (1970) |
 SLC-37 |
 SLC-37B and Delta IV Heavy |
 SLC-37B and Delta IV Medium |
 SLC-37B and Delta IV Medium |
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SLC-40 for Falcon 9 (Space X) |
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 SLC-40 (1970) Aerial photo courtesy NASA |
 SLC-40 (1995) Aerial photo courtesy NASA |
 SLC-40 Photo courtesy NASA |
 Raising and lowering the umbilical mast on SLC-40 |
 Falcon 9 lifting off from SLC-40 |
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SLC-41 for Atlas V (ULA) |
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 SLC-41 (1970) Aerial photo courtesy NASA |
 SLC-41 (1995) Aerial photo courtesy NASA |
 SLC-41 |
 SLC-41 Vehicle Assembly Structure |
 Atlas V at SLC-41 |
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SLC-36 for Blue Glenn (Blue Origin) |
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 SLC-36 (1970) Aerial photo courtesy NASA |
 SLC-36 under construction (2018) |
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SLC-46 |
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 SLC-46 (1995) Aerial photo courtesy NASA |
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INACTIVE AND HISTORIC LAUNCH COMPLEXES (LC) |
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LC-19 (TITAN II) |
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 LC-19 (1970) Aerial photo courtesy NASA |
 LC-19 and Titan/Gemini-5 Photo courtesy NASA, 1965 |
 Abandoned in place blockhouse (launch control center) |
 LC-19 launch pad. East side. (2018) |
 LC-19 launch pad. West side. (2018) |
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LC-9 (NAVAJO), LC-17 (DELTA II), LC-31/32 (MINUTEMAN) |
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 LC-9, LC-31, LC-32 (1970) Aerial photo courtesy NASA |
 LC9 launch pad (2018) |
 LC-31A abandoned in place blockhouse (2018) |
 Pieces of Space Shuttle Challenger buried in the silo LC-31B (2018) |
 LC-31 and LC-32 abandoned in place blockhouses (2018) |
 LC-17 (1970) Aerial photo courtesy NASA |
 SLC-17 (1995) Aerial photo courtesy NASA |
 SLC-17 (2012) Aerial photo courtesy NASA |
 LC17 and Delta II. Last launch of Delta II from Cape Canaveral Photo courtesy NASA, 2011 |
 LC-17 tower prior to demolition (August 12, 2018) |
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LC-14 (ATLAS) |
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 LC-14 and Atlas/Mercury Photo courtesy NASA, 1962 |
 LC-14 (1970) Aerial photo courtesy NASA, 1970 |
 LC-14 Entrance (2018) |
 LC-14 Entrance. John Glenn (Friendship-7 flight) commemorative plaque |
 Abandoned in place (open only to official tours) blockhouse (launch control center) |
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LC-34 (SATURN I) |
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 LC-34 and Saturn I Photo courtesy NASA, 1963 |
 LC-34 (1970) Aerial photo courtesy NASA |
 LC-34 and LC-37 (2018) |
 LC-34 and LC-37 (2018) |
 Abandoned in place blockhouse (launch control center) |
 LC-34 (2018) |
 LC-34 Launch Platform |
 Memorial Plaque for the crew of Apollo-1 - Gus Grissom, Ed White, Roger Chaffee - burned during the dress rehearsal in 1967 (2018) |
 Apollo-1 Memorial Kiosk (2018) |
 Flame Trench Deflectors (2018) |
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ICBM Row and First Pads |
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 LC-11 - Atlas (1970) Aerial photo courtesy NASA |
 LC-12 - Atlas (1970) Aerial photo courtesy NASA |
 LC-13 - Atlas (1963) Aerial photo courtesy NASA |
 Atlas ICBM on LC-13(1970) Photo courtesy NASA |
 LC-15 - Titan I, Titan II (1970) Aerial photo courtesy NASA |
 LC-5, LC-6 (1970) Aerial photo courtesy NASA |
 LC-25, LC-29 (1970) Aerial photo courtesy NASA |
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Visit of Vice-President Mike Pence, Dec 18th, 2018 |
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 H-60 Seahawk as aerial reconnaissance vehicle |
 Leading motorcycle escort |
 VP is in one of the Cadillacs |
 Ground Two (Cadillac Two) - maybe |
 Ground Two (Cadillac Two) - maybe |
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KSC VISITOR CENTER |
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 NASA Globe at entrance |
 Kennedy mural at entrance |
 Old Apollo and Shuttle coundown clock |
 New countdown clock at the LC-39 press site (2018) |
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Rocket garden |
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 Rocket Garden |
 Atlas/Mercury |
 Titan/Gemini |
 Atlas/Agena |
 Juno I |
 Juno II |
 Thor/Able |
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Rocket garden - Space Capsules (mock-ups) |
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 Mercury capsule |
 Interior of the Mercury capsule |
 Gemini capsule |
 Interior of the Gemini capsule |
 Apollo capsule |
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Rocket garden - Saturn-I Block II (SA-209) |
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 Saturn I front |
 Saturn I back |
 Saturn I first stage - S-IB |
 Saturn I first stage - S-IB |
 Saturn/Apollo third stage (second on S-I) - S-IVB |
 Saturn I middle |
 S-IVB |
 Saturn I top |
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 Titan II motors |
 F-1 (Saturn-V) motor |
 F-1 motor specs and fun facts |
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 Shuttle Main Tank and Boosters |
 Space Shuttle Atlantis |
 Space Shuttle Main Engines |
 Replica of Redstone/Mercury at the badging office (Gate 3 to KSC) |
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Astronaut Hall of Fame |
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 Outside |
 Hall of Fame inner entrance |
 Alan Sheppard Statue |
 Models |
 Models |
 Friendship-7 Mission Control |
 Friendship-7 Mission Control |
 Mercury Capsule |
 Gemini-9 Capsule |
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 Redstone front section |
 Redstone mid-section |
 Redstone tail section |
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APOLLO/SATURN V CENTER |
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 Apollo Launch Control Center |
 Crew Bus |
 Saturn V consisting of S-IC test stage and SA-514 (Apollo 19) second and third stages |
 S-IC main engines |
 S-IIB second stage |
 S-IV third stage |
 Transition cone (housed Lunar Module) |
 Apollo Service Module (SM) |
 Apollo Command Module (CM) and Launch Abort System (LAS) |
 Apollo SM and CM (old location) |
 CM/LM airlock |
 Lunar Module (LM) - old location) |
 Lunar Rover |
 Lunar Rock |
 Saturn V model |
 Command Module |
 Command Module interior |
 Early spacesuit prototypes |
 Apollo spacesuit |
 Apollo CM and SM (new location) |
 Apollo-11 Memorial |
 Lunar Module Eagle - new location |
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VISITOR'S CENTER TOUR BUSES |
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 MCI J4500 - #49 |
 MCI J4500 - #53 |
 MCI D4500 - #43 |
 MCI D4500 - #27 |
 Van Hool CX45 - #62 |
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BUSY DAY AT KSC - NOVEMBER 21, 2019 Photo author and Ciro Morales. |
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Boeing CST-100 Starliner Rollout to SLC-41 |
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 Assembly Facility - former Shuttle Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-3) |
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 CST-100 Starliner |
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 Starliner and Pad 39B |
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 Starliner and Pad 39A |
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Orion Spacecraft loading on Super Guppy |
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 Guppy is waiting. Smoke on a background - controlled burn. |
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 KAMAG Transporter |
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 Guppy "swallowed" Orion... |
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 ... and closed the mouth. |
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And other activities |
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 T-38 astronaut trainers |
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 'Could you please wait 'til I'm finished with this run' - said the GT car |
 'Thank you' |
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COLUMBIA MEMORIAL EXHIBIT AT NASA HEADQUARTERS AT KSC |
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SHUTTLE LANDING FACILITY (SLF) - MOCK-UP INSPIRATION AT CONTROL TOWER |
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