VAB still standing but some damage

From NASA web site:
http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/loo...h/frances.html

(BTW, the NASA home page at www.nasa.gov is full of HTML errors, including
nested HEAD and HTML sections, has the dumbing down of web site writers
reached NASA ? That is scary).

Latest on Hurricane Frances

09.06.04


Damage Assessment Teams Begin Work
at Kennedy Space Center

Emergency crews are on site at Kennedy Space Center in Florida and are
providing the first information on conditions there following Hurricane
Frances. They report that key buildings such as the Launch Control Center and
the massive, white Vehicle Assembly Building are still standing.

The emergency crews see some exterior damage to the VAB, where
Space Shuttles are readied for launch. There are a significant number of
panels missing from the exterior. The Shuttles themselves rode out the storm
in their hangars, known as Orbiter Processing Facilities. We do not yet have
information on conditions there. (For more on the storm, visit the National
Hurricane Center.)

Although anxious to resume KSC operations, NASA is concerned that all
employees and family members are safe and secure after the storm. KSC will
begin operations as soon as weather conditions permit. NASA will post updates
as available. For recorded update call: 202/358-1600.