Kennedy space center WILDLIFE
Rockets
Carved
out of virgin savanna and marsh in the early 1960s as the departure point for
Project Apollo's manned explorations of the moon, the John F. Kennedy Space
Center (KSC) has primary responsibility for ground turnaround and support
operations and prelaunch checkout and launch of the Space Shuttle and its
payloads,
including NASA's International Space Station. Complex
39 is strategically located next to a barge site and soon consisted of a
variety of structures including a Vehicle Assembly Building, processing
facilities, Press Site, crawlerways to Complex
39 launch pads, and the Launch
Control Center. The Vehicle
Assembly Building (VAB) is described as the "heart" of
Complex 39. This huge building, covering eight acres and standing 525 feet
tall, is used for assembly, stacking and mating of Space Shuttle elements. The Launch
Control Center (LCC) is described as the "brain" of
Complex 39. Launch, mission support, and loading are controlled here. Carved
out of virgin savanna and marsh in the early 1960s as the departure point for
Project Apollo's manned explorations of the moon, the John F. Kennedy Space
Center (KSC) has primary responsibility for ground turnaround and support
operations and prelaunch checkout and launch of the Space Shuttle and its
payloads, including NASA's International Space Station. Click
here for information about the environment around KSC.
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