A view of the lawn area from the press hill. You can see Pad 39-A off on the horizon above the news truck. At 3 miles, this location is the closest anyone is allowed to watch launches.

Renoir

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Saying good-bye to the tweetup

From NASATweetup Day 1

The Rotating Service Structure (RSS) - the big grey metal frame - was covering the Shuttle when we arrived.

also called Vertical Assembly Building.

Large building!

That is one big pool!

I tried to take a picture of the group as we were getting our photo taken, but my lens fogged up going from the cool tent to the muggy outdoors.

Forming a mosaic to honor the now-defunct Spirit Mars rover

I can't imagine building these with the 1960s technology at the time. Lots of wires in there!

They said "turn right at the VAB" - hard to miss.