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NASA Vehicle Assembly Building

NASA Vehicle Assembly Building has an estimated weight of 89,439 tonnes. It ranks #18 of 52 in the Buildings & Structures category.

Source excerpt: This building is used for the construction of rockets. It covers 8 acres and took 98,590 tons of steel to construct, making it one of the largest & heaviest buildings in the world.

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52 Items in category 447,619 tonnes Category average 907 tonnes Category median 8 grams–5,750,000 tonnes Category span

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89,439 tonnes

Weight details

Typical 89,439 tonnes
Minimum 89,439 tonnes
Maximum 89,439 tonnes
Value type Exact
Weight reference text

It covers 8 acres and took 98,590 tons of steel to construct, making it one of the largest & heaviest buildings in the world.

Unit conversions

Kilograms89,439,344 kilograms
Pounds197,180,000 pounds
Metric tonnes89,439 tonnes
Grams89,439,343,517 grams
Ounces3,154,880,000 ounces
Stones14,084,286 stones

Source

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List of The 23 Heaviest Buildings in the World weightofstuff.com · Buildings & Structures · Section: 4. NASA Vehicle Assembly Building · Article updated 2025-05-27
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How much does NASA Vehicle Assembly Building weigh?

NASA Vehicle Assembly Building typically weighs about 89,439 tonnes, within a recorded range of 89,439 tonnes.

Where does NASA Vehicle Assembly Building rank among Buildings & Structures?

It ranks #18 of 52 entries in Buildings & Structures, heavier than 99% of items in the dataset.

Where do these weight figures come from?

The data comes from 1 source articles on weightofstuff.com, most recently updated on 2025-05-27.

Dataset information

Items indexed <built-in method items of dict object at 0x7fb4146b7900>
Source articles 430
Categories 11
Confidence Medium
Category rank #18 of 52
Weight position Heavier than 99% of items
Updated 2025-05-27
Measurement type Mass
Dataset ID nasa-vehicle-assembly-building
URL slug nasa-vehicle-assembly-building

Confidence reflects how explicit the source wording is: exact values are high, ranges or approximations are medium, and vague statements are low.