Images from the Kennedy Space Center

The images on this page were taken at the end of January, 2003, at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

PHOTO (link)	DESCRIPTION	PHOTO (link)	DESCRIPTION
	A view of Launchpad A, seen from a dune at the shore of the cape. This is very hyper stereo, so please excuse the bush in the foreground (anaglyph version only).		Another view of the launch pad and tower, taken from inside the tour bus.
	After watching a simulated launch of Apollo 8, visitors are let out into the exhibit hall, and right under the business end of a real Saturn V booster.		Another angle on the nozzles. Each one is 12 feet (3.6m) in diameter.
	And a side view. I heard tell that each nozzle poured 7,500 gallons of liquid fuel per second. That's 35,000 gallons per second total.		The guts of the rocket must be external - how much more complex can it get? Inside the booster walls are tanks to hold the copious quantites of fuel and oxygen.
	The blue framework holds the first two stages of this Apollo rocket about 15 feet (4.5m) above the floor.		Here's a profile of the nozzles on the second stage.
	This model shows how the Command Module and Lunar Lander were stored in the nose for lift-off.		This version of the lunar rover was used for training.
	I'm told each of these crawler cleats weighs 2,000 pounds.
	The entrance to the KSC Visitors' Center is flanked by this fuel tank and its solid rocket boosters.		The shuttle here is a life-sized mock-up, made mostly of wood. The building next to it gives visitors access to the insides.
	The tourist path takes you through the cargo bay, and this is a view of the flight deck. I'm reflected at left, and Lorri's at right.		The Apollo ship in the Rocket Garden sports a Saturn 1B booster. This was the type used in the manned Skylab and Apollo-Soyuz missions, and this booster was a backup. In the foreground is a redstone (Mercury) booster.
	Early Titan (left) and Atlas (right) rockets (used in Gemini missions) are on display in the Rocket Garden.