Orbiter Processing Facility High Bay No. 3, 13 platforms and payload bay, looking northeast, July 31, 2006
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Orbiter Processing Facility High Bay No. 3, orbiter nose and platforms, looking south, July 31, 2006
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Orbiter Processing Facility High Bay No. 3, orbiter underside with moveable platforms, looking north, July 31, 2006
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Orbiter Processing Facility High Bay No. 3, second level, looking northeast, July 31, 2006
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Orbiter Processing Facility High Bay No. 3, OMS pod with moveable platform, July 31, 2006
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This aerial photo captures many of the facilities involved in Space Shuttle processing. At center is the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). The curved road is the newly restored crawlerway leading into the VAB high bay 2. The road restoration and high bay 2 are part of KSC's Safe Haven project, enabling the storage of orbiters during severe weather. The road circles around the Orbiter Processing Facility 3 (OPF-3) at left. OPF1 and OPF-2 are on the right below the curving road. East of the VAB, the crawlerway also extends from high bays 1 and 3 to the two Shuttle launch pads.
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This aerial photo captures many of the facilities involved in Space Shuttle processing. At center is the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). The curved road in the foreground is the newly restored crawlerway leading into the VAB high bay 2. The road restoration and high bay 2 are part of KSC’s Safe Haven project, enabling the storage of orbiters during severe weather. The road circles around the Orbiter Processing Facility 3 (OPF-3) at right center. OPF1 and OPF-2 are just above the curving road. On the left of the VAB, the crawlerway also extends from high bays 1 and 3, past the Launch Control Center, out to the two Shuttle launch pads
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This aerial photo captures many of the facilities involved in Space Shuttle processing. At center is the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). The curved road in the foreground is the newly restored crawlerway leading into the VAB high bay 2. The road restoration and high bay 2 are part of KSC’s Safe Haven project, enabling the storage of orbiters during severe weather. The road circles around the Orbiter Processing Facility 3 (OPF-3) at right center. OPF1 and OPF-2 are just above the curving road. On the left of the VAB, the crawlerway also extends from high bays 1 and 3, past the Launch Control Center, out to the two Shuttle launch pads
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- An aerial view of Launch Complex 39 shows the south and west sides of the Vehicle Assembly Building. The curved roadway heading to the VAB leads to the high bay 2, the Safe Haven facility constructed in 2000. The white building in the foreground is the Processing Control Center. Beyond it is the Orbiter Processing Facility, bays 1 and 2. The OPF bay 3 is farther still, closer to the VAB. Farther in the background are the waters of Banana Creek in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
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View of OPF High Bay No. 1 and Low Bay construction, 1976
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View of OPF High Bay No. 1, Level 13 platform installation, July 8, 1977
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View of the second level in the Vertical Processing Area, SSMEPF, August 17, 1998
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Aerial view of OPF-3, March 14, 1998
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View of OPF High Bay No. 1 and Low Bay construction, 1976
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Aerial view of SSMEPF construction, August 11, 1997
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View of OPF High Bay No. 1, 513 workstand installation, August 23, 1977
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Detail view of SSMEPF construction, May 23, 1997
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View of OPF High Bay No. 1, nose area platform installation, March 11, 1977
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Aerial view of OPF-3 construction, March 17, 1987
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View of OPF High Bay No. 2 construction, 1976
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