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The American flag is in view on the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 7, 2023. Two osprey are perched in their nest atop a marshalling area sign in front of the VAB. The center shares a border with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. More than 330 native and migratory bird species, along with 65 amphibian and reptile species, call Kennedy and the wildlife refuge home.

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KSC-20230607-PH-JBS01_0023

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June 7, 2023

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NASA/Ben Smegelsky

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View of the Payload Flight Test Article (PFTA) installed in cargo bay

Aug 25, 1983

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Freedom Star is berthed at the Turn Basin near the Vehicle Assembly Building and NASA-KSC News Center. The flag is near the News Center. The ship has recently returned to KSC after refurbishment at Fort George Island, Fla., including new paint. Freedom Star is one of the solid rocket booster (SRB) retrieval ships built to recover the SRB casings released over the Atlantic Ocean after launch of a Space Shuttle. In addition to the SRBs, the ship recovers the drogue and main parachutes that slow the boosters’ speed before splashdown. The ships also tow the external tanks built at the Michoud Space Systems Assembly Facility near New Orleans to Port Canaveral, Fla. Freedom Star was brought to KSC today for a visit by NATO Parliamentarians.

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Nov 9, 2002

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