VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING [VAB] & TOPPING OFF CEREMONIES

[KSC-87P-0216]

  • Photo Number: KSC-87P-0216

  • Release Date: 14-Apr-1965

  • Keywords: VAB [VAB],APOLLO PROGRAM,TOPPING OFF,CEREMONIES,STEEL BEAM,AUTOGRAPHS,EMPLOYEES
    • Description: Dr. Kurt H. Debus, KSC's first director, makes a brief speech during the topping off ceremonies for the Vehicle Assembly Building held on April 14, 1965. In the foreground is the 38- foot-long, four-ton steel beam signed by thousands of KSC employees and construction workers. The beam was hoisted to the tope of the 525-foot-tall structure and put in place to complete the building's steel skeleton.

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