NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center

  • Magazine Article
  • TBMG-34743
Published July 01, 2019 by Tech Briefs Media Group in United States
Language:
  • English

On September 1, 1961, NASA requested appropriations for initial land purchases on Merritt Island on Florida’s east coast to support the Apollo Lunar Landing Program. Designers quickly began developing plans for Launch Complex 39 facilities, which include the Launch Control Center, Pads A & B, and the huge hangar now known as the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB).