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Spacecraft assembly building operated by NASA at the Kennedy Space Center
The Vehicle Assembly Building (originally the Vertical Assembly Building), or VAB, is a large building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida
Vehicle_Assembly_Building
First test flight of the Apollo Saturn V rocket
Saturn V launch vehicle, the rocket that eventually took astronauts to the Moon. The space vehicle was assembled in the Vehicle Assembly Building, and was the
Apollo_4
Space Shuttle orbiter (1981–2003)
Columbia's recovered remains are stored at the Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building, though some pieces are on public display at the nearby Visitor
Space_Shuttle_Columbia
Pumpe, Spremberg - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com. "Vehicle Assembly Building, Cape Canaveral | 122406 | EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the
Tallest_industrial_buildings
Overview of NASA field centers
primary launch site for human spaceflight, the center includes the Vehicle Assembly Building, one of the largest structures by volume in the world. NASA Headquarters
NASA_facilities
Main stage of the NASA Space Launch System rocket
built by The Boeing Company in the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility as well as the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center. At 65 m (212 ft) tall
Space Launch System core stage
Space_Launch_System_core_stage
NASA rocket transport vehicle
Facilities, are a pair of tracked vehicles used to transport launch vehicles from NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) along the Crawlerway to Launch
Crawler-transporter
Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017. "Vehicle Assembly Building". Archived from the original on 7 February 2008. Retrieved 21
List_of_largest_buildings
End of NASA Space Shuttle program in 2011
STS-135, usable parts from MLP-1 were removed and stored in the Vehicle Assembly Building, with no plans to use the MLP again. Eventually the MLP was weighed
Space_Shuttle_retirement
NASA launch facility in Florida
buildings grouped throughout the center's 144,000 acres (580 km2). Among the unique facilities at KSC are the 525-foot (160 m) tall Vehicle Assembly Building
Kennedy_Space_Center
Test model of the Saturn V rocket
1966. Tests included the mating of the Saturn's stages in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), the fit of the service platforms, the launcher-transporter
SA-500F
Upcoming crewed mission of the Artemis program
later than July 2026. The mobile launch tower was returned to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center following Artemis II for refurbishment
Artemis_III
United States historic place
pathway at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It runs between the Vehicle Assembly Building and the two launch pads at Launch Complex 39. It has a length
Crawlerway
Structure used to support large rockets
large multistage space vehicle. The vehicle is assembled vertically in an integration facility, such as the Vehicle Assembly Building, and then transported
Mobile_launcher_platform
Spaceport in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
original (PDF) on 14 February 2020. Second vehicle Assembly Building (SVAB):The Second Vehicle Assembly Building (SVAB) is realised and is ready for integration
Satish_Dhawan_Space_Centre
Museum in Florida about the US space program
40-passenger buses. Operated by TWA, a 1.5-hour tour that included the Vehicle Assembly Building and a 3-hour tour including launch facilities were available.
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Kennedy_Space_Center_Visitor_Complex
Topics referred to by the same term
minimally invasive procedure Vehicle Assembly Building, a large building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center where space vehicles are prepared for launch Véhicule
VAB
2026 crewed flyby of the Moon
with the rest of the vehicle. On March 20, the engine section was mated with the core stage in Building 103 at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans
Artemis_II
Vehicle used at the Kennedy Space Center
way. An astronaut rode with the crew and was let off near the Vehicle Assembly Building to board the Shuttle Training Aircraft and assess local weather
Astronaut_transfer_van
1995 film by Ron Howard
Three months later, as Lovell is conducting a VIP tour of NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building, his boss Deke Slayton informs him that his crew will fly Apollo
Apollo_13_(film)
Class of Indian medium-lift expendable launch vehicles, developed by ISRO
F11 vehicle at Second Launch Pad Indigenous Cryogenic Upper Stage CE-7.5 of GSLV Fully integrated GSLV-F05 coming out of the Vehicle Assembly Building Launch
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
Geosynchronous_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle
American super heavy-lift expendable rocket
up the coast to Cape Canaveral and the Vehicle Assembly Building. Upon arrival at the Vehicle Assembly Building, each stage was inspected in a horizontal
Saturn_V
NASA super heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle used in the Artemis Program
incompatibility of the proposal with the height of the door of the Vehicle Assembly Building being only 390 feet (120 m), and unacceptable acceleration of
Space_Launch_System
Movable barrier that allows ingress and egress
borders. NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center contains the four largest doors. The Vehicle Assembly Building was originally built
Door
Retail distribution centre in Donabate, County Dublin, Ireland
000 cu ft); for comparison, this is 42% of the volume of NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building. The distribution centre was developed by Tesco in 2007 at a cost
Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre
Tesco_Donabate_Distribution_Centre
Moon rocket test article in Huntsville, Alabama
Vehicle Assembly Building where it was mated to S-IC-F on March 28 and S-IVB-F the next day. SA-500F was completed in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB)
Saturn_V_Dynamic_Test_Vehicle
Cancelled 2005–2010 NASA human spaceflight program
stack would be tested and assembled at the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center. Once assembly was completed and a launch date was set,
Constellation_program
German-born American architect (1912–1995)
Among his notable projects is the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center, one of the largest buildings in the world. He served as president
Max_O._Urbahn
First crewed Moon landing (1969)
the 5,443-tonne (5,357-long-ton; 6,000-short-ton) assembly departed the Vehicle Assembly Building atop the crawler-transporter, bound for Launch Pad
Apollo_11
Canceled space missions
without requiring a rescue flight. CSM-119 was returned to the Vehicle Assembly Building and remained on standby until the Skylab program ended. CSM-119
Canceled_Apollo_missions
2003 American spaceflight accident
non-human Columbia debris was stored in unused office space at the Vehicle Assembly Building, except for parts of the crew compartment, which were kept separate
Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
Space_Shuttle_Columbia_disaster
NASA rocket manufacturing complex in Michoud, New Orleans
Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) is an 832-acre (337-hectare) industrial complex for the manufacture and structural assembly of aerospace vehicles and components
Michoud_Assembly_Facility
Airplane assembly facility in Washington state
is the largest employer in Everett and Snohomish County. The main assembly building, immediately north of the Boeing Freeway, covers 98.3 acres (398,000 m2)
Boeing_Everett_Factory
Former building at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Integration Building, using four high bays/cells arranged in a line on the southern face. In that respect it was a precursor to the Vehicle Assembly Building used
Vertical_Integration_Building
Short-line railroad at the Kennedy Space Center
divided with the nine-mile "West Leg" branch going south to NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building and the Kennedy Space Center Industrial Area, and the other nine-mile
NASA_Railroad
NASA-led lunar exploration program
maintains several major facilities and systems at KSC, including the Vehicle Assembly Building, where rockets are vertically integrated; the Launch Control Center
Artemis_program
Factory building in Lordstown, Ohio, U.S.
automobile factory from 1966 to 2019, comprising three facilities: Vehicle Assembly, Metal Center, and Paint Shop. It produced automobiles for Chevrolet
Lordstown_Assembly
1961–1972 American crewed lunar exploration program
130-million-cubic-foot (3,700,000 m3) Vertical Assembly Building (VAB) in which the space vehicle (launch vehicle and spacecraft) would be assembled on a mobile
Apollo_program
Facility at Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Center Launch Complex 39. Attached to the southeast corner of the Vehicle Assembly Building, the LCC contains offices; telemetry, tracking, and instrumentation
Launch_Control_Center
200th anniversary of United States
stamps issued by the Postal Service. NASA painted the logo on the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in 1976 where it remained until 1998
United_States_Bicentennial
Hangars formerly used for Space Shuttle maintenance at NASA's Kennedy Space Center
underwent maintenance between flights. They are located west of the Vehicle Assembly Building, where the orbiter was mated with its external tank and Solid
Orbiter_Processing_Facility
American brand of caravan
of the all-aluminum travel trailer. Airstream trailers and recreational vehicles are manufactured in Jackson Center, Ohio, United States. The company, now
Airstream
Book by John Gall
replace the diverted sediment. The space Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center designed to protect vehicles from weather is so large that it produces
Systemantics
American space and aeronautics agency
Redstone rockets and orbital flights with the Air Force's Atlas launch vehicles. While NASA originally intended for its first astronauts to be civilians
NASA
Historic Apollo Moonport
consists of three launch sub-complexes or "pads"—39A, 39B, and 39C—a Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), a Crawlerway used by crawler-transporters to carry mobile
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39
Kennedy_Space_Center_Launch_Complex_39
Unflown spaceflight contingency plan
the Saturn IB rocket AS 208 with CSM 119 was assembled in the Vehicle Assembly Building at Launch Complex 39 for possible use. It was at one point rolled
Skylab_Rescue
2022 uncrewed Moon-orbiting NASA mission
vehicle stage adapter (LVSA) was delivered by barge one month later on July 29. The assembly of the SLS took place at the Vehicle Assembly Building's
Artemis_I
Formerly planned building for Berlin, Germany
the Kennedy Space Center's immense Vehicle Assembly Building, leading to "clouds" being observed inside the building. The Volkshalle appears in the alternate
Volkshalle
Category 2 Atlantic hurricane
rolled back Space Shuttle Endeavour from the launchpad to the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center due to Erin. A flood watch and high wind
Hurricane_Erin_(1995)
Space Shuttle orbiter (1983–1986)
program decided to build a vehicle as a Structural Test Article, STA-099, that could later be converted to a flight vehicle. The contract for STA-099 was
Space_Shuttle_Challenger
American literary agent, writer, and Navy officer
architect of government buildings whose work included the design of one of the world's largest structures, the Vehicle Assembly Building at Cape Canaveral,
Keith_Urbahn
Building in Jacksonville, Florida
Tallest Office Building in the South" and the tallest in Florida until NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building was completed in 1965. The building's former names
Eight_Forty_One
Proposed family of US super heavy-lift launch vehicles
Michoud to Kennedy Space Center, the existing work platforms in the Vehicle Assembly Building, the existing Mobile Launcher Platforms and Crawler-Transporters
DIRECT & Jupiter Rocket Family
DIRECT_&_Jupiter_Rocket_Family
1983 Space Shuttle Challenger mission
installation of most flight payloads, the shuttle was transferred to the Vehicle Assembly Building on July 27, 1983, and mated to the booster/tank stack. The stack
STS-8
1962 concept for a reusable, sea-launched rocket
for a reusable two-stage sea-launched orbital super heavy-lift launch vehicle. The project was led by Robert Truax while working at Aerojet, one of several
Sea_Dragon_(rocket)
atop the mobile launcher platform and Crawler-transporter to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). A variety of factors could require a rollback, from severe
List of Space Shuttle rollbacks
List_of_Space_Shuttle_rollbacks
Run Assembly consisted of an assembly plant of 2.3 million square feet, another building that was known in later years as "Willow Run Company Vehicle Operations"
Willow_Run_Assembly
NASA program for launch vehicle support
maintains several major facilities and systems at KSC, including the Vehicle Assembly Building, where rockets are vertically integrated; the Launch Control Center
Exploration_Ground_Systems
Topics referred to by the same term
bikes Crawler-transporter, a tracked vehicle used to transport the Space Shuttle from Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Complex 39 Civil Air Transport
CT
Secret post-WWII United States program
transport of the equipment on 341 railroad cars with the 144th Motor Vehicle Assembly Company, from Nordhausen to Erfurt, just before the Soviets arrived
Operation_Paperclip
This is a list of automotive assembly plants in the United States. Automotive industry in the United States List of former automotive manufacturing plants
List of automotive assembly plants in the United States
List_of_automotive_assembly_plants_in_the_United_States
Highway in Florida
Econlockhatchee River. At the eastern terminus of SR 50, NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building is visible. State Road 408, also known as the East-West Expressway
Florida_State_Road_50
Sixth and most recent crewed Moon landing
launch vehicle began on May 15, 1972, in High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building, and was completed on June 27. Since the launch vehicles for Skylab
Apollo_17
Family of diesel engines
Transporter that transport rockets and their platforms from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the Launch Complex 39. Ultimately a refined and successful
ALCO_251
Indian national space and aeronautics agency
the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022. "Second Vehicle Assembly Building being realised at ISRO". The Economic Times. 11 January 2016.
ISRO
Industrial research and development facilities in California
and building structures and associated remedial options. In March 1996, Rockwell proposed radiological cleanup standards for soil and buildings at SSFL
Santa_Susana_Field_Laboratory
Historic automobile factory in Michigan, United States
Ford closed the Dearborn Assembly Plant (which is formerly the Building B) that it operated since 1918. The final vehicle, a red 2004 Mustang GT convertible
Ford_River_Rouge_complex
1986 breakup of American orbiter
factory in Utah and transported to KSC, then assembled in the Vehicle Assembly Building at KSC with three tang-and-clevis field joints, each joint consisting
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster
Indian small-lift launch vehicle
stage (SS1) static test (ST01) were received and assembly was done in Second Vehicle Assembly Building (SVAB). The first static fire test (ST01) of the
Small Satellite Launch Vehicle
Small_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle
NASA research facility in Virginia
primarily focusing on remote exploration. Vehicle Analysis Designs revolutionary aircraft and launch vehicles. Langley Research Center performs critical
Langley_Research_Center
First stage of the Saturn V rocket
Michoud Assembly Facility. Apollo 11 S-IC separation. Besides the version flown as the Saturn S-IC stage, other versions were proposed for several vehicle concepts:
S-IC
Space Shuttle test simulator
Kennedy Space Center and was used for ground crew testing in the Vehicle Assembly Building, Orbiter Processing Facility, and Shuttle Landing Facility. Pathfinder
Space_Shuttle_Pathfinder
Prototype and design concept demonstrator rocket
onto the rocket in the Vehicle Assembly Building. Ares I-X used avionics hardware from the Atlas V Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) to control its
Ares_I-X
Third crewed Moon landing
installation proceeded. The launch vehicle stack, with the spacecraft on top, was rolled out from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Pad 39A on November 9, 1970
Apollo_14
NASA research facility in Ohio
world's only facility capable of testing full-scale, upper-stage launch vehicles and rocket engines under simulated high-altitude conditions. The Space
Glenn_Research_Center
the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) for NASA at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, which was completed in 1966. It holds the record for the building enclosing
Anton_Tedesko
Fourth crewed Moon landing
Apollo program. The Apollo 15 launch vehicle during rollout The astronauts pose before the Vehicle Assembly Building as the Saturn V is rolled out Worden
Apollo_15
2008 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS
barge from the Michoud Assembly Facility in Louisiana. The external tank was then transferred to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to be inspected,
STS-122
Component of the Space Shuttle launch vehicle
Shuttle external tank (ET) was the component of the Space Shuttle launch vehicle that contained the liquid hydrogen fuel and liquid oxygen oxidizer. During
Space_Shuttle_external_tank
2013–2017 proposed NASA space mission
propellant to Mars in advance of a human mission to Mars and/or Phobos. The vehicle would land on a large asteroid and grippers on the end of the robotic arms
Asteroid_Redirect_Mission
1983 American crewed spaceflight and first flight with Spacelab
the shuttle program, the shuttle stack was rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), where it was destacked and the orbiter returned to the
STS-9
Spaceplane component of the Space Shuttle
program. Operated from 1981 to 2011 by NASA, the U.S. space agency, this vehicle could carry astronauts and payloads into low Earth orbit, perform in-space
Space_Shuttle_orbiter
tallest buildings in Florida ranks the tallest buildings (170 metres (560 ft) or higher) in the U.S. state of Florida by height. The tallest building in the
List of tallest buildings in Florida
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Florida
2025 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS
spacecraft—was transported from the processing facility to the vehicle assembly building at Site 31/6, where it was integrated with the Soyuz-2.1a rocket
Soyuz_MS-27
NASA research facility in Southern California
experiment in cooperation with Lockheed Martin to study a reusable launch vehicle design based on a linear aerospike rocket engine. The experiment's goal
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Armstrong_Flight_Research_Center
1984 American crewed spaceflight
of a variety of technical problems, including rollback to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to replace a faulty Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME), the
STS-41-D
Memorial to astronauts who died in the line of duty
and the Astronauts Memorial Foundation are funded in part by a specialty vehicle registration plate issued by the state of Florida. Called the Challenger
Space_Mirror_Memorial
Partially reusable launch system and space plane
640 lb) of solid rocket propellant (APCP+PBAN), and joined in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at KSC. In addition to providing thrust during the first
Space_Shuttle
2009 American crewed spaceflight to the Hubble Space Telescope
Atlantis was rolled from the Orbiter Processing Facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building, where it was mated to the external fuel tank and solid rocket
STS-125
Space Shuttle and SLS main engine
Processing Facility prior to the orbiter being transferred to the Vehicle Assembly Building. If necessary, the engines could be changed on the pad. The engines
RS-25
First NASA Mars rover on Mars Pathfinder mission
The Sojourner rover was a vehicle that reached Mars on July 4, 1997 as part of the Mars Pathfinder mission. Sojourner was operational on Mars for 92 sols
Sojourner_(rover)
1972–2011 United States human spaceflight program
carried the mobile launcher platform and the Space Shuttle from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Launch Complex 39, originally built for Project Apollo
Space_Shuttle_program
2011 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS and final flight of the Space Shuttle program
Launch Pad 39A on June 1. The first motion of Atlantis out of the Vehicle Assembly Building began at 20:42 EDT on May 31, 2011. Due to a minor hydraulic leak
STS-135
2007 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS
bay OPF-2 to the Vehicle Assembly Building on July 2, 2007. On July 10, 2007, Endeavour moved from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A.
STS-118
Historic military launch site at Cape Canaveral
transportation of the solid rocket segments and other vehicle parts to the assembly buildings, connecting to the Florida East Coast Railway via the NASA
Integrate-Transfer-Launch Complex
Integrate-Transfer-Launch_Complex
US Nuclear thermal rocket engine project (1956–1973)
still, at 120 meters (393 ft) tall, but the 160-meter (525 ft) Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) could easily accommodate it. It would consist of an S-IC
NERVA
2008 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS
mission in 2008 On April 26, 2008 Discovery was rolled over to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) from its processing bay in the Orbiter Processing Facility
STS-124
1963 Soviet spaceflight
propellants from the booster, taking it down from the pad back to the vehicle assembly building, and delaying the launch another several days. It was decided
Vostok_5
Third crewed mission of the Apollo space program
occurred, other technicians assembled the Saturn V inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). The CM and SM arrived in October, but even the experienced
Apollo_9
Low-cost electric car under development by Tesla, Inc.
announced that the vehicle would use the "Unboxed Process," a method of assembly allowing workers to build large sub-assemblies of the vehicle in parallel before
Tesla next-generation vehicle platform
Tesla_next-generation_vehicle_platform
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