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Top view of the M assembly building and launch control bunkers (70K JPEG)

Looking back toward the assembly building from the top of the launch tower, you can see the rails on which the spacecraft was rolled to the tower. The two hexagonal concrete structures on the left are the reinforced bunkers containing the launch control center.



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    Last Updated: Friday, 08-Jul-2005 01:21:06 EDT