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spaceship hangar
An enclosure for storing, maintaining, or preparing vehicles that fly into outer space, including rockets and shuttles.
Pictured: Vehicle Assembly Building
A spaceship hangar is an enclosure for the storage, maintenance, and preparation of vehicles that fly into outer space, such as rockets and shuttles.
The vehicles are intended for spaceflight. The enclosure can support preparation as well as storage and maintenance.
A launch point alone does not establish a hangar. This use requires the enclosing facility described in the definition.
spaceship hangar Photos
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