The Wandering Scot

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Kennedy Space Center 2009

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  Visitor Center   NASA Up-Close Tour   Saturn V Center   Atlantis STS-129 Launch   Rocket Garden

Visitor Center

Shuttle mock-up, Visitor Center, Kennedy Space Center 2009
Shuttle mock-up
Shuttle Cargo Bay (It's <em>big</em>)., Visitor Center, Kennedy Space Center 2009
Shuttle Cargo Bay (It's big).
Shuttle external tank, Visitor Center, Kennedy Space Center 2009
Shuttle external tank
Shuttle boosters, Visitor Center, Kennedy Space Center 2009
Shuttle boosters
Celestial orb, Visitor Center, Kennedy Space Center 2009
Celestial orb

NASA Up-Close Tour

Vehicle Assembly Building in the distance, NASA Up-Close Tour, Kennedy Space Center 2009
Vehicle Assembly Building in the distance
The NASA crawler, NASA Up-Close Tour, Kennedy Space Center 2009
The NASA crawler
Atlantis on the pad, NASA Up-Close Tour, Kennedy Space Center 2009
Atlantis on the pad
Access blocked, alas!, NASA Up-Close Tour, Kennedy Space Center 2009
Access blocked, alas!
Official NASA black helicopter, NASA Up-Close Tour, Kennedy Space Center 2009
Official NASA black helicopter
The Vehicle Assembly Building, NASA Up-Close Tour, Kennedy Space Center 2009
The Vehicle Assembly Building
Scotsman at the Vehicle Assembly Building, NASA Up-Close Tour, Kennedy Space Center 2009
Scotsman at the Vehicle Assembly Building
Internation Space Station Exhibit, NASA Up-Close Tour, Kennedy Space Center 2009
Internation Space Station Exhibit
Lurking gator, NASA Up-Close Tour, Kennedy Space Center 2009
Lurking gator

Saturn V Center

The God in His Majesty, Saturn V Center, Kennedy Space Center 2009
The God in His Majesty

Atlantis STS-129 Launch

A matchstick, off in the distance., Atlantis STS-129 Launch, Kennedy Space Center 2009
A matchstick, off in the distance.
Waiting., Atlantis STS-129 Launch, Kennedy Space Center 2009
Waiting.
Ignition!, Atlantis STS-129 Launch, Kennedy Space Center 2009
Ignition!
Post-ignition steam cloud From noise-suppression system water., Atlantis STS-129 Launch, Kennedy Space Center 2009
Post-ignition steam cloud
From noise-suppression system water.
Lift off!, Atlantis STS-129 Launch, Kennedy Space Center 2009
Lift off!
Flaming through the clouds, Atlantis STS-129 Launch, Kennedy Space Center 2009
Flaming through the clouds
Apres-launch cloud, Atlantis STS-129 Launch, Kennedy Space Center 2009
Apres-launch cloud

Rocket Garden

Rocket Garden, Kennedy Space Center 2009
Rocket Garden
Rocket Garden, Kennedy Space Center 2009
Rocket Garden
Saturn V engine, Rocket Garden, Kennedy Space Center 2009
Saturn V engine
Saturn 1-B, Rocket Garden, Kennedy Space Center 2009
Saturn 1-B
Astronaut Hall of Fame: Mercury MA-8 Capsule, Rocket Garden, Kennedy Space Center 2009
Astronaut Hall of Fame: Mercury MA-8 Capsule
Astronaut Hall of Fame: Centrifuge An amusement ride.  Claims u, Rocket Garden, Kennedy Space Center 2009
Astronaut Hall of Fame: Centrifuge
An amusement ride. Claims up to 4 gees.

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