Last opportunity to visit inside the VAB at Kennedy Space Center

[bootneck]

This is a bit short notice, sorry, but I've just had an email from the Kennedy Space Center advising that the special "Close Up" tours; which goes inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), will end on 23 February. The VAB is being handed back to NASA so that they can start preparations for their next space project which I believe is the Orion/Delta IV Heavy?

The other "close up" tour is the visit to the Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) which gets you right up to the launch pad for excellent photo opportunities, will also end sometime soon.

Here are some images which I took last year. I would certainly recommend going if the chance is available because we may never get the opportunity again.

Mike

Inside the VAB

LC-39A - especially useful with the Revell Shuttle Launch Tower kit being re-issued in August.

[colbee2004]

We went on that tour last June and we we're totally blown away by the sheer size of the inside of the VAB. We would highly recommend going on that tour while it's still available.