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.
Atlantis Base
The solid state rockets and liquid fuel tank for the Atlantis Space shuttle, The picture doesn't do any justice to just how massive this is.
Motor Closeup
The business end of this rocket looks more like a tangled mess of tubes and wires, but its a very advanced and complicated machine.
A Pelican
"What you lookin' at?"
Last November, I had the opportunity to visit the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, while visiting relatives living in the area.
