Major overhaul of VAB for NASA's SLS Mars rocket reaches halfway point with platform installation
Friday, August 5, 2016 - 09:01
in Astronomy & Space
A major overhaul of the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) readying it for launches of NASA's SLS Mars rocket by 2018 has reached the halfway point with installation of massive new access platforms required to enable assembly of the mammoth booster at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) – as seen firsthand during an exclusive up close facility tour by Universe Today.