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From: oliver@vf.jsc.nasa.gov
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Subject: Re: Shuttle Status for 04/19/91 (Forwarded)
Keywords: VAB & VIB
Message-ID: <1991Apr25.161031.1@vf.jsc.nasa.gov>
Date: 25 Apr 91 22:10:31 GMT
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In article <3380@phred.UUCP>, petej@phred.UUCP (Peter Jarvis) writes:
> In article <1991Apr23.114242.12469@pbs.org> pstinson@pbs.org writes:
>>
>>In this case VAB stands for Vehicle Assembly Building and it is located at the
>>Cape (in Florida).  It was originally used for Saturn V's and is large enough
>>to hold several moonrockets in the verticle position. 
> 
> Which is why it was named the Vertical Assembly Building.
> 
> Peter Jarvis..........

Just a few nits.  First the VAB is on the NASA Kennedy Space Center which is on
Merrit Island.  Second, NASA Reference Publication 1059 Revised lists VAB as
the Vehicle Assembly Building.  There is a VIB which is the Vertical Integration
Building used for stacking Titans and it is located on Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station.
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