NASA's VAB is the sixth largest structure in the world. It is 526 ft tall, and has more volume than the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Picture taken from the NASA Orion EFT-1 Test Flight, from Cape Canaveral, FL

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Today was the #StateOfNASA event at NASA centers across America. I was fortunate to get to attend the #NASASocial that covered the presentation and then touring the facility. Great things are going on at Stennis and their future looks bright.

26-meter Antenna originally used for the Apollo missions

Apollo Station

26-meter Antenna originally used for the Apollo missions

Apollo Station

Pictures from Nasa's launch of Osiris-Rex

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Jim Adams, NASA's Deputy Chief Technologist, speaks to the NASA Social group for the SpaceX CRS-2 launch

National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder

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Space Flight Operations Facility

Heat-resistant thread used in sewing thermal protection materials for the Space Shuttle Orbiter.

Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

University of Colorado, Boulder

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Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is parked at Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at PMD

Members of the NASA Social team celebrate a successful launch of the Orion Capsule. This was the second day of launch attempts, and the launch ended up being nearly flawless.

Picture taken from the NASA Orion EFT-1 Test Flight, from Cape Canaveral, FL

www.nasa.gov/orion/

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The small pink building is actually where the ground control for the rocket launch was. Once in flight, mission control was transitioned to Houston, TX.

Picture taken from the NASA Orion EFT-1 Test Flight, from Cape Canaveral, FL

www.nasa.gov/orion/

26-meter Antenna originally used for the Apollo missions

Apollo Station

From the Press Center, the VAB looms large

Jason Townsend NASA's Deputy Social Media Manager. on top of launch pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center. The pad is being prepared for the launch of NASA's Space Launch System, their newest rocket set for launch in early 2017.

Images from the Sept. 18 - 19, 2014, NASA Social held at the Kennedy Space Center in Fla. #NASASocial #SpaceX4

Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is parked at Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at PMD

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Piles of river rocks for the crawlerway, Mobile Launch Platform in High Bay 1, High Bay 3 under renovation.

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