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Photo Gallery: The Apollo Moon Missions

Posted on May 24, 2016October 22, 2019

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Here are some more pictures from the first half of our tour of the Kennedy Space Center.

The giant doors on the Vehicle Assembly Building
The giant doors on the Vehicle Assembly Building. It is the largest one story building in the world.
The Crawler-Transporter hauls ass at an impressive one mile per hour. It consumes 296 liters of fuel per kilometre.The Crawler-Transporter hauls ass at an impressive one mile per hour. It consumes 296 liters of fuel per kilometre.
The Apollo Launch Pad 39. The barbed wire fence is to keep out alligators!The Apollo Launch Pad 39. The barbed wire fence is to keep out alligators!
Liwuid Nitrogen container and waste water dump.Liquid Nitrogen container for Launch Pad 39. There are actually three pads – 39A, 39B and 39C.
DCIM100SPORTThis is one of the blast deflectors that sat in the pit below the launch pad during Apollo launches. The pit was also filled with water, not to cool things off but to absorb noise.
DCIM100SPORTThe Orion Launch Pad. This will be used for the Orion manned Mars explorations planned for the early 2020s.
DCIM100SPORTA one-third size scale model of the Orion capsule.
The Apollo Mission Control Room.The actual control consoles used during the Apollo Moon Missions. They have been relocated for this display.
The giant rockets of Saturn VThe giant rockets of Saturn V
Stage 1 of the Saturn V rocketship.Stage 1 of the Saturn V rocketship. Stage 2 and 3 are further down. Banners tell the story of the different moon missions.

The Lunar landerThe Lunar lander
The Command ModuleThe Command Module
The Re-entry ModuleThe Re-entry Module
Some moon rocks on display.A moon rock on display.
The Lunar RoverThe Lunar Rover
A look inside the actual Apollo 14 Re-entry Capsule.A look inside the actual Apollo 14 Re-entry Capsule.

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