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robertross
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« Reply #271 on: 12/10/2011 02:49 PM » |
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I was looking back at some photos of Discovery from this Summer and realized that I never shared them here. So here are a few from the June media tour. Enjoy!
wow, lucky you. Thanks for the great pics!
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psloss
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« Reply #272 on: 12/15/2011 07:46 PM » |
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Another retirement milestone scheduled tomorrow: http://www.nasa.gov/rss/shuttle_main.xmlThursday, December 15, 2011 12:34 PM
Shuttle Discovery:
Technicians in Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla., continue installing heat shields on Discovery’s replica Shuttle Main Engines.
Discovery’s payload bay doors are scheduled to be closed for the final time tomorrow.
Following the door closure, the vehicle will be powered down for the last time as part of the Space Shuttle Program transition and retirement activities.
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Rahkashi
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« Reply #274 on: 12/15/2011 11:38 PM » |
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Another retirement milestone scheduled tomorrow:
http://www.nasa.gov/rss/shuttle_main.xml
Thursday, December 15, 2011 12:34 PM
Shuttle Discovery:
Technicians in Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla., continue installing heat shields on Discovery’s replica Shuttle Main Engines.
Discovery’s payload bay doors are scheduled to be closed for the final time tomorrow.
Following the door closure, the vehicle will be powered down for the last time as part of the Space Shuttle Program transition and retirement activities.
That's just sad. Hopefully the NASM will take good care of her. Is there any special ceremony planned?
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cd-slam
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« Reply #275 on: 12/16/2011 12:53 PM » |
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Andy Scheer seems pretty sure that the ferry flight to Washington has been brought forward from April to late January: @apacheman The Space Shuttle tail cone is in the VAB prepped and ready for Discovery's flight to @airandspace next month.
@commanderbyrne @apacheman when does she fly?
@apacheman @commanderbyrne mid to late next month, but I'm not exactly sure.
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psloss
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« Reply #276 on: 12/16/2011 01:20 PM » |
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Andy Scheer seems pretty sure that the ferry flight to Washington has been brought forward from April to late January:
Doesn't sound that sure and haven't seen any corroboration from places like the Smithsonian (which would need to be ready for all the work they need to do). That would be a big change. The versions of the plans we've seen all had Discovery "dwelling" in the VAB for several weeks ready to go before the planned ferry date in April.
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brettreds2k
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« Reply #277 on: 12/16/2011 01:40 PM » |
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Sad to see she will be powered down and bay doors closed for a final time, I hope the NASM takes good care of her and she sits there proud. I wonder the emotions of the workers today when they power her down one final time.
Also how accurate is the push up in date potential?? Nothing has been mentioned before this.
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rossbailey
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« Reply #278 on: 12/16/2011 05:11 PM » |
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NASA's Kennedy Space Center has just posted this picture of Discovery's payload bay doors been closed and then been powered down for the final time ever on its facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/NASAKennedy Space shuttle Discovery's payload bay doors were closed for the final time this morning. The vehicle was then powered down for the last time.
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Rocket Science
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« Reply #280 on: 12/16/2011 05:55 PM » |
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It’s like a funeral… R.I.P. 
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brettreds2k
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« Reply #281 on: 12/16/2011 07:37 PM » |
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Thats what I was thinking, Its like they shurt her down and pulled the plug on her short 30 year life, Hope she will sit proud at the NASM.
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Stardust9906
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« Reply #282 on: 12/16/2011 08:48 PM » |
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A sad day indeed.
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collectSPACE
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« Reply #283 on: 12/16/2011 08:50 PM » |
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Photo Gallery: NASA shuts doors, pulls plug on shuttle Discovery http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-121611a.htmlNASA powered down space shuttle Discovery for a final time Friday (Dec. 16), more than 28 years after the agency's retired fleet leader first came alive. The vehicle was "unplugged" inside Orbiter Processing Facility-1 (OPF-1) at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The electrical shutdown, which came soon after technicians closed the shuttle's twin 60-foot (18.3-meter) long payload bay doors, was a milestone in Discovery's transition from a space-worthy orbiter to a museum exhibit.
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psloss
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« Reply #284 on: 12/16/2011 08:54 PM » |
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Photo Gallery: NASA shuts doors, pulls plug on shuttle Discovery
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-121611a.html
NASA powered down space shuttle Discovery for a final time Friday (Dec. 16), more than 28 years after the agency's retired fleet leader first came alive. The vehicle was "unplugged" inside Orbiter Processing Facility-1 (OPF-1) at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The electrical shutdown, which came soon after technicians closed the shuttle's twin 60-foot (18.3-meter) long payload bay doors, was a milestone in Discovery's transition from a space-worthy orbiter to a museum exhibit.
Thanks for posting, Robert. (Saw your Tweet about some up-close time with Atlantis, too...  ) The NASA-KSC Multimedia Gallery photos of today's activities are starting to show up, too, along with some shots earlier in the week of work installing the "eyelids" around the RSMEs.
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