Vehicle Assembly Building

Summary

Vehicle Assembly Building is a vertical integration facility^[1]. It draws 1,561 Wikipedia views per month (vertical_integration_facility category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vehicle Assembly Building is located in Brevard County^[3].
• Vehicle Assembly Building is in the country of United States^[4].
• Vehicle Assembly Building's instance of is recorded as vertical integration facility^[5].
• Vehicle Assembly Building's instance of is recorded as skyscraper^[6].
• Vehicle Assembly Building's instance of is recorded as cubic building^[7].
• Vehicle Assembly Building's main building contractor is recorded as Morrison-Knudsen^[8].
• Vehicle Assembly Building is part of Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39^[9].
• Vehicle Assembly Building's Commons category is recorded as Vehicle Assembly Building^[10].
• 1966 marks the founding of Vehicle Assembly Building^[11].
• Vehicle Assembly Building's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 28.586281, 'longitude': -80.651281}^[12].
• Vehicle Assembly Building's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vehicle Assembly Building^[13].
• Vehicle Assembly Building's Commons gallery is recorded as Vehicle Assembly Building^[14].
• Vehicle Assembly Building's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place^[15].
• Vehicle Assembly Building's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Civil Engineering Landmark^[16].
• Vehicle Assembly Building's length is recorded as {'amount': '+218.39'}^[17].
• Vehicle Assembly Building's length is recorded as {'amount': '+716.51'}^[18].
• Vehicle Assembly Building's height is recorded as {'amount': '+160.30'}^[19].
• Vehicle Assembly Building's height is recorded as {'amount': '+525.91'}^[20].
• Vehicle Assembly Building's width is recorded as {'amount': '+157.89'}^[21].
• Vehicle Assembly Building's width is recorded as {'amount': '+518.01'}^[22].

Body

Geography

Vehicle Assembly Building is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Brevard County^[3]. It is part of Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39^[9].

Physical Characteristics

Lengths include {'amount': '+218.39'}^[17] and {'amount': '+716.51'}^[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include vertical integration facility^[5], skyscraper^[6], and cubic building^[7]. Heritage statuses include National Register of Historic Places listed place^[15] and Historic Civil Engineering Landmark^[16].

History and Context

1966 marks the founding of Vehicle Assembly Building^[11].

Why It Matters

Vehicle Assembly Building draws 1,561 Wikipedia views per month (vertical_integration_facility category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]