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The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is the NASA space vehicle
launch facility (spaceport) near Cape Canaveral on Merritt Island
in Florida, United States.
It is 34 mi long and around 6 mi wide, covering 219 square miles.
Around 17,000 people work at the site.
Major functions and buildings
1- space vehicle launch facility (spaceport)
2- visitor center and public tours
a- museums
b- IMAX theatres
c- Center for Space Education
3- Operations are currently controlled from Launch complex 39
(cost..$800 million in 1962)
a- hangar to hold four Saturn V rockets
b- Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB, 130 million ftó)
c- transportation system from the hangar to the
launch pad, capable of carrying 5440 tonnes
d- 446-foot movable service structure
e- control center
4- KSC Industrial Area
5- administrative headquarters.
the Center's of support facilities
6- the 4.6 km Shuttle Landing Facility
launch facility (spaceport) near Cape Canaveral on Merritt Island
in Florida, United States.
It is 34 mi long and around 6 mi wide, covering 219 square miles.
Around 17,000 people work at the site.
Major functions and buildings
1- space vehicle launch facility (spaceport)
2- visitor center and public tours
a- museums
b- IMAX theatres
c- Center for Space Education
3- Operations are currently controlled from Launch complex 39
(cost..$800 million in 1962)
a- hangar to hold four Saturn V rockets
b- Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB, 130 million ftó)
c- transportation system from the hangar to the
launch pad, capable of carrying 5440 tonnes
d- 446-foot movable service structure
e- control center
4- KSC Industrial Area
5- administrative headquarters.
the Center's of support facilities
6- the 4.6 km Shuttle Landing Facility
