A long exposure photograph of the Vehicle Assembly Building, against the backdrop of a bright blue sky, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Inside the VAB, 10 levels of platforms, 20 platform halves altogether, have been installed in High Bay 3. The platforms will surround NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft and allow access during processing for missions, including the first uncrewed flight test of Orion atop the SLS rocket in 2018. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program, along with center's Engineering Directorate, is overseeing upgrades and modifications to the VAB to support the multi-user spaceport.
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Kennedy Space Center
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NASA/Cory Huston
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A long exposure photograph of the Vehicle Assembly Building, against the backdrop of a bright blue sky, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Inside the VAB, 10 levels of platforms, 20 platform halves altogether, have been installed in High Bay 3. The platforms will surround NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft and allow access during processing for missions, including the first uncrewed flight test of Orion atop the SLS rocket in 2018. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program, along with center's Engineering Directorate, is overseeing upgrades and modifications to the VAB to support the multi-user spaceport.