The business end of this rocket looks more like a tangled mess of tubes and wires, but its a very advanced and complicated machine.
Apollo Guidelines
A list of mission status and abort codes from the Apollo era. View full size to read it.
Seaside Bunker
Looking out into the Atlantic, one of the main launch platforms would have been behind me. According to our guide this little bunker was used to house sensitive equipment for detecting electricity in the air, as lightning is a grave threat to launches.
Lightning Towers
3 lightning towers designed to direct bolts away from the launch pad that they surround.
Another Crawler
Another one of NASA's land crawlers, hiding inside.
Last November, I had the opportunity to visit the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, while visiting relatives living in the area.
