Atlantis: Deservicing and Retirement Updates

[brettreds2k]

Not a webcam, it's pictures posted on NASA's gallery

[Ford Mustang]

Not a webcam, it's pictures posted on NASA's gallery

That picture was from a webcam - the rest are from NASA's gallery.

Could be wrong, so correct me if I am - but this looks like Atlantis in the OPF as she doesn't have her OMS pods yet (and Endeavour does):

Where did you find this webcam?

It cycles through sometimes on this page: http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/video/video45m.html

It's some of the cameras at NASA, but sadly there's no way of getting direct feeds of them unless you work for NASA.  Happily correct me if I'm wrong, though!

[brettreds2k]

My bad, thought he was referring to the pictures of Atlantis up just a few in full color, forgot about the webcam black and white shot

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It cycles through sometimes on this page: http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/video/video45m.html

It's some of the cameras at NASA, but sadly there's no way of getting direct feeds of them unless you work for NASA.  Happily correct me if I'm wrong, though!

Thank you. NASA has done a poor job of updating their site on the progress of the remaining shuttles ever since Discovery left. I wish they would show webcams of the OPFs!

Thank godness for this thread! 

[Ronsmytheiii]

View of Atlantis' aft end as preparations commence to reattach the gutted port OMS pod

http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=9

And OMS Pod reattached:

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Awesome! Glad to see Atlantis looking more like her normal self.   

[Ronsmytheiii]

second OMS pod reattached:

http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=9

[Ronsmytheiii]

Payload bay doors closing for the last time, the only orbiter that will have their bay doors open ever again will be Atlantis at the KSCVC

That may not be a true statement. Stay tuned.

I believe they will cycle OV-104's PLBDs in the OPF one more time to install the mockup airlock.

What mockup airlock? I have not heard of such a thing...

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I've heard of Endeavour having a mock up airlock (I don't know how true this is.), but not Atlantis.

I would think that they'd keep the real one in since Atlantis will have her payload bay doors open.

[brettreds2k]

If I remember correctly they removed the airlock from Atlantis already as well.

[Ronsmytheiii]

I would think that they'd keep the real one in since Atlantis will have her payload bay doors open.

They are not, the display that will hang Atlantis requires her to undergo a severe weight reduction program, and as you can see from the top of the previous page the airlock has already been removed.

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I would think that they'd keep the real one in since Atlantis will have her payload bay doors open.

They are not, the display that will hang Atlantis requires her to undergo a severe weight reduction program, and as you can see from the top of the previous page the airlock has already been removed.

Ah, I see.

[brettreds2k]

In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians completed the re-installation of shuttle Atlantis’ orbital maneuvering system, or OMS, pods last week. The OMS provided the shuttle with thrust for orbit insertion, rendezvous and deorbit. Atlantis’ Replica Shuttle Main Engines are scheduled to be installed this  week.

[Davejfb]

I can't find any information about the progress about the building of Atlantis new home at the KSCVC. Anyone has more information  or where i can follow the buidling?

[collectSPACE]

There are recent photos here:
http://spaceksc.blogspot.com/2012/06/orbiter-atlantis-museum-update.html