A figurative “for rent” sign hangs on the front gate of John F. Kennedy Space Center.
Among the facilities available: A space shuttle launchpad, slightly used; a giant crawler for moving rockets, still servicable; two enormous mobile launch platforms; two space shuttle maintenance hangars; a 15,000-foot concrete runway, one of the world’s longest; and the blocky, 52-story Vehicle Assembly Building, with four soaring rocket assembly bays — and no waiting. (WaPo)
Photo: Space Shuttle Atlantis at the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in 2008, NASA
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it’s about time. field trip!
Kennedy Space Center Astronaut (by Neato Coolville)
This was one of the best souvenirs a kid could buy from the Kennedy Space Center. Made by Marx.