Where does NASA build rockets? (Vehicle Assembly Building)

The VAB or Vehicle Assembly Building is where NASA has constructed rockets for more than half a century. Lets explore the inside!

Thanks to Madison Tuttle and Beth Kline at NASA for reviewing this video!

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⌚Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:55 - Building Overview
03:32 - Inside
06:04 - Saturn V / Apollo Program
09:31 - Space Shuttle
12:58 - SLS
15:10 - Brilliant

📼Video Summary:
The Vehicle Assembly Building has been used since the 1960s to build the rockets before they lift off from the launch pad. It has been primarily used by 3 rockets: the Saturn V, the Space Shuttle, and SLS or Space Launch System. The smaller part of the building has the Low Bays, and the main part of the building has the High Bays. There are 4 High Bays, and then down the center of the building is the Transfer Aisle. Large yellow cranes help move the pieces of the rocket. There's the Transfer Aisle Crane and then the 4 High Bay Cranes. As the rockets are assembled there are retraceable Work Platforms that can be moved in to enclose the rocket. The Crawler-Transporter helps move the rockets to the launch pad along the Crawlerway.

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[JaredOwen]

This video could have been an hour long - so many cool things about this building!

[Actuallyshea]

Being able to go inside and lay down on the ground and look up is incredibly surreal. Growing up living 20 minutes from the space center, and seeing the shuttle launches from my front yard, I never forget how fortunate I am, growing up this close to science and exploration.

[daburgerbandit]

It's a little thing, but I really appreciate you saying "As of 2024 this is true, " instead of "Currently this is true." Helps give any future viewers a slightly more realistic experience. A small script change that raises the integrity of your work noticeably.

[BefuddledCurmudgeon]

Does anyone else feel like the crawler transporter is one of the unsung heroes of the space program?

An amazing feat of engineering moving rockets for almost 60 years.

[shinyagumon]

I didn't realise how tiny the Space Shuttle was compared to the Saturn V or the SLS.

But makes sense since the Shuttle "only" needed to go in Low Earth Orbit.

I'm so excited for the Artemis Program and hope this is the start of a new Golden Age of Space Exploration.

[crazybird]

As an east Florida residence, I see this building all the time. Yes, it is that big.

[patriciolei]

Lads wake up, Jared Owen just posted
(Edit: thx for all the like)

[chrisslezak]

A new Jared Owen video?! You would have thought it was Christmas at our house. My 3-year-old is obsessed with your channel and has learned so much from your videos (even if it has resulted in a few extra trips to Krispy Kreme). Keep up the good work!

[TEarn]

Thanks for making videos for idiots like me. You make me understand stuff i shouldnt be understanding and actually makes me interested in it too.

[thestudentofficial]

To wrap your head on how really big the VAB is, each stripe of the US flag on the building's side is as wide as a highway lane.

[teecheanggraheni]

Everytime jaren owen makes a new video. I know that im going to know something new.

[MoneySavingVideos]

Idea for an animation: search "Google has mapped a piece of human brain in the most detail ever"

[clevergirl]

one of the most iconic buildings in the world, imo.

[kpv]

Actually VAB also was used to assemble two other rockets: the Saturn IB during Skylab program and Apollo-Soyuz test project also the single ever constructed Ares I rocket for it's test flight (Ares I-X) before it was cancelled.

[milesmcallister]

KSP was so good they made it in real life

[not_a_real_human]

Hi jared, i am from india so english is not my first language that's why i use subtitles for understanding these videos more clearly but i don't need any subtitles for ur vidoes bcz ur vocie, pronounciation is crystal clear for me thank you for these videos...❤

[maxfan]

8:56 Regarding the crawler-transporter, I've read an amusing story about its origins. A NASA engineer visited an open-cut mine where a gigantic excavator was digging. He climbed into the cabin, where mine staff explained how it moved. The engineer agreed the concept would be ideal for moving a giant rocket. He then grabbed a handle and said he was ready for them to move. The mine staff stared at him, puzzled. "What do you mean? We've been moving for the last give minutes!"

[MarkAllison]

That's just made my Friday a little better: A new Jared Owen video.

As ever it is beautifully animated, painstakingly researched, and thoroughly enjoyable. Thanks Jared

[mxg]

One of the rockets assembled in the VAB not mentioned in the video is the Saturn IB, used to send astronauts to Skylab. Its second stage is the same as the Saturn V’s third stage, but it had only two stages total. To make use of as much infrastructure as possible, a “milk stool” structure was built on the mobile launch platform to bring the S-IVB and Command Service Module of Saturn IB up to the same levels as they were in the Saturn V. It looked a little strange, but it worked.

[unrellated]

It may be more than a single story, but it does hold the world record for biggest building by volume. In fact, it's so big that it actually has indoor weather systems. Small rain clouds sometimes form near the ceiling.