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From: petej@phred.UUCP (Pete Jarvis)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Shuttle Facilities ( was : Shuttle trips to the Moon )
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Date: 23 Jan 89 14:31:08 GMT
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In article <2070003@hpcilzb.HP.COM> phil@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Phil Ritchey) writes:
>What does VAB stand for?
>
>Phil

Phil, VAB stands for Verticle Assembly Building. That is the large building
(largest building in the world, I believe) that is at the Cape used for
stacking the Orbiters with their fuel tanks. The building was originally
used for stacking together the 365-foot Saturn 5's and smaller Saturn 1-B's
during the Apollo program. You hear many people call it the "Vehicle" 
Assembly Building I suppose because the stacking isn't done like a Saturn
5 any more. I still like the original name of Verticle Assembly Building.

Peter Jarvis........Physio-Control.......Redmond, WA.