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The building where the space shuttle  
   

The building where the space shuttle

is prepared for its next mission. The doors are so tall because the shuttle is attached to the crawler (which will take it to the launch site) and must be able to exit the building standing upright. The doors on the other side of the building are built for it to enter in a horizontal position. This is the third largest building in the world, by volume. Boeing is the very largest, and I haven't researched to see what's second.
Kennedy Space Center

February 28th 2009
(Titusville, Florida) We left Miami on Wednesday, and plan to arrive in Keystone Heights on Saturday. We spent the interim at Titusville, just across the river from Kennedy Space Center, in Titusville. We were on our way to Kennedy Space Center, with a quick stop at Merritt Island, which is a wildlife preserve just off the KSC property. We didn’t think we’d want to spend much time ... read more
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American Flag Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more
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