The Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB)


 
Front access to the VAB
The NASA 'meatball' painted on the side of the huge VAB
I thought that the shuttle was assebled in the center of the building- Not so!
A spare nose cone for a rocket booster
The disposable fuel tank is huge!
Attachment point for the fuel tank
'Atlantis' brown 'disposable' fuel tank prior to STS-106
To the left of the fuel tank is one of Atlantis' white recoverable booster rockets prior to STS-106
'Atlantis' in VAB prior to STS-98
'Atlantis' in VAB prior to STS-98
'Atlantis' in VAB prior to STS-98
  

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Page created by: Robert S. Smith
Last updated: March 6th, 2001