John F. Kennedy Space Center
In November of 1963, President Lyndon Johnson designated the facilities of the Launch Operations Center and Station No. 1 of the Atlantic Missile Range as the John F. Kennedy Space Center. Soon after, construction began on the Launch Complex 39 facilities which include the Launch Control Center, Pads A & B, and the huge hangar now known as the Vehicle Assembly Building. Since then, Kennedy Space Center has launched men to the moon, hundreds of scientific and commercial spacecraft, and all of the Space Shuttle missions. This is a tour of Kennedy Space Center that I took in 1999.
Entrance Sign
Rocket Garden
Visitor Center Entrance
Bus Tour to LC39 Launch Complex Observation Gantry and Apollo/Saturn V and ISS Centers
Vehicle Assembly Building
Vehicle Assembly Building
Crawler-Transporter
LC39A Launch Complex
LC39B Complex viewed from the
LC39 Observation Gantry
Crawler with Vehicle Assembly Building in background
Rocket engine
LC39 Observation Gantry
Apollo/Saturn V Center and International Space Station Center
Exhaust nozzles of Saturn V rocket
Apollo/Saturn V Center
Saturn V Rocket in Apollo/Saturn V Center
Scale model of Saturn V Rocket
Lunar Lander
Apollo/Saturn V Center
Lunar Rover
Apollo/Saturn V Center
Apollo Command Module
Apollo/Saturn V Center
Crew Module
International Space Station ISS Center
Science Module
International Space Station ISS Center
Science Module
International Space Station ISS Center
Back to the Visitor Center Complex
Space Shuttle Booster Assembly
Space Shuttle Explorer
JFK Space Center Visitor Complex
Space Shuttle Cargo Bay Mockup with Satellite
View of Visitor Center Complex
from Space Shuttle gantry
Space Shuttle Explorer
JFK Space Center Visitor Complex
Rocket Garden
JFK Space Center Visitor Complex
Bonus - Vintage NASA Postcards
This is the end of the JFK Space Center tour. Background content obtained from NASA.
Use the form on the Home Page to submit comments, questions, or suggestions. TD Productions Copyright © 2019
Link to Home Page