Post STS-117: Atlantis Post Flight Processing at Edwards - SCA Ferry to KSC Latest

[Chris Bergin]

We'll start this thread now, although there's not a lot of information at this time (working on it).

[DaveS]

Any possibility of getting images like this but of Atlantis: http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=314&posts=49&start=1 ?
Just wondering since we didn't get see the tow live on NASA TV(or anywhere else for that matter!).

[DaveS]

Also, here's a good QuickTime movie of what will happen with Atlantis while she's at DFRC: http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Movie/STS/HTML/EM-0084-17.html

[Chris Bergin]

DaveS - 23/6/2007  5:09 PM

Any possibility of getting images like this but of Atlantis: http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=314&posts=49&start=1 ?
Just wondering since we didn't get see the tow live on NASA TV(or anywhere else for that matter!).

Will do what we can.

Nice movie on the next post too.

[psloss]

Dryden now has up a set of pix -- this will probably be one place to keep up with stills from the ferry preps:
http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/STS-117/index.html

[Pete at Edwards]

Atlantis is on ground power and aligned with platforms on the MDD. Everything is going well and she might be heading home at the end of the week, over the weekend and back in Florida next Sunday/Monday.

[nathan.moeller]

Do we have a list of bases she'll be stopping at along the way?  I remember Discovery stopping off in Oklahoma and Louisiana before making the final hop to Florida.

[psloss]

nathan.moeller - 25/6/2007  2:26 PM

Do we have a list of bases she'll be stopping at along the way?  I remember Discovery stopping off in Oklahoma and Louisiana before making the final hop to Florida.

Seems like it would be weather-dependent...or at least weather forecast dependent.

[nathan.moeller]

psloss - 25/6/2007  1:35 PM

nathan.moeller - 25/6/2007  2:26 PM

Do we have a list of bases she'll be stopping at along the way?  I remember Discovery stopping off in Oklahoma and Louisiana before making the final hop to Florida.

Seems like it would be weather-dependent...or at least weather forecast dependent.

Okay.  Well, I'm only 90 minutes from Dyess AFB in Abilene, TX.  Columbia paid the base a visit on top of the STA back in 2001 when they shipped her back to KSC from Palmdale after her final OMDP.  If Atlantis stops there next week and I can get off work, I'm going to go up there and try to get some pictures/video for you guys.

[psloss]

This site is probably a good place to find out what the plans are when they are ready to ferry.

[nathan.moeller]

psloss - 25/6/2007  1:43 PM

This site is probably a good place to find out what the plans are when they are ready to ferry.

As I planned Keep me posted and I'll see if this little roadtrip will happen.

[ShuttleDiscovery]

Picture on DFRC site of Atlantis making her way to the MDD (taken July 22)

[Rocket Guy]

Several photos here from Friday:

http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/STS-117/Small/index.html

[ShuttleDiscovery]

Ben - 25/6/2007  8:07 PM

Several photos here from Friday:

http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/STS-117/Small/index.html

The link has already been posted above for these photos..

[Chris Bergin]

Heading home Friday:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5147