Space Shuttle Launch (STS-125)
May 10-11, 2009
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On the left is the Vehicle Assembly Building, the largest one-story building in the world. On the right is the back of the Launch Control Center (LCC).


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The Vehicle Assembly Building, the largest one-story building in the world


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Chris, with the Vehicle Assembly Building in the background. Each stripe on the flag is wide enough to fit the bus.


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The top of the the Vehicle Assembly Building


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The NASA Insignia (known as "the meatball"), on the Vehicle Assembly Building


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Entrance to the Vehicle Assembly Building


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Sign at the entrance to the Vehicle Assembly Building




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Bicycles are prohibited in the Vehicle Assembly Building


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Entrance to the Vehicle Assembly Building








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Our guide, Chuck Kleinschmidt, explains the process in the Vehicle Assembly Building


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Looking up, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building




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Mission insignia for STS-107 on Space Shuttle Columbia. The entire crew died when the shuttle disintegrated during re-entry on Feb. 1, 2003.


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The personnel at the Vehicle Assembly Building sign a banner for each mission they support. This banner is for STS-107 on Space Shuttle Atlantis.


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The personnel at the Vehicle Assembly Building sign a banner for each mission they support. This banner is for STS-121 on Space Shuttle Discovery.


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The personnel at the Vehicle Assembly Building sign a banner for each mission they support


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Looking up, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building


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Inside the the Vehicle Assembly Building


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Inside the the Vehicle Assembly Building


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Inside the the Vehicle Assembly Building


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Mockup of the test vehicle for Ares 1-X, which begins NASA's Constellation Program to succeed the Space Shuttle Program


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Mockup of the test vehicle for Ares 1-X, which begins NASA's Constellation Program to succeed the Space Shuttle Program


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Craig, in front of the mockup of the test vehicle for Ares 1-X, which begins NASA's Constellation Program to succeed the Space Shuttle Program


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Mockup of the emergency egress unit for the Ares 1-X


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Payload cart for the mockup of the test vehicle for Ares 1-X


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Mockup of the test vehicle for Ares 1-X, which begins NASA's Constellation Program to succeed the Space Shuttle Program


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A NASA public affairs official explains the Ares 1-X mission, standing next to the mission insignia


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Poster for the Ares 1-X mission


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Poster for the Ares 1-X mission


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Sign requiring a cleanroom suit


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Elevator in the Vehicle Assembly Building