Here are a couple pictures from The Kennedy Space Center from when I was down in Florida a while back.Pictured here to the right is one of the last remaining structures of Launch Pad 34. This Pad is probably the most significant launch pad in NASA's history. It was at this very site on January 27, 1967 that astronauts Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Edward H. White II, Roger B. Chaffee, were killed by fire during a test and training exercise. For more information about the Apollo 1 disaster you can go here.
Also pictured here is a heat shield or flame deflector as some refer to it. This shield hasn't moved from this very spot since the last mission some 40 years ago. The last launch from this pad was Apollo 7 which was piloted by astronauts, Walter M. Schirra, Donn F. Eisele, WalterCunningham. Ironically these men were the backup flight crew for the ill fated Apollo 1 mission. For more information on the Launch Pad 34 complex go here.Lastly pictured here is the actual command center that was used to launch Neil Armstrong and the rest of the Apollo 11 crew to the moon.
To checkout more of my pictures from the Kennedy Space Center click here.
