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Re: Ares I-X: Rollout and Pad Flow Latest
« Reply #40 on: 10/20/2009 05:36 am »
Wetting down the crawlerway to keep the dust down.
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Re: Ares I-X: Rollout and Pad Flow Latest
« Reply #41 on: 10/20/2009 05:40 am »
01:39L Roll start to 39-B

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Re: Ares I-X: Rollout and Pad Flow Latest
« Reply #42 on: 10/20/2009 05:45 am »
Per Comm channels Crawler Transport now has GPS lock
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Re: Ares I-X: Rollout and Pad Flow Latest
« Reply #43 on: 10/20/2009 05:48 am »
Starting to edge out of the VAB.
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Re: Ares I-X: Rollout and Pad Flow Latest
« Reply #44 on: 10/20/2009 05:48 am »
For the first time in 34 years, NASA's rolling a launch vehicle other than an STS stack out to LC39. I was starting to wonder if I would ever see the day....
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Re: Ares I-X: Rollout and Pad Flow Latest
« Reply #45 on: 10/20/2009 05:49 am »
For the first time in 34 years, NASA's rolling a launch vehicle other than an STS stack out to LC39. I was starting to wonder if I would ever see the day....
Last time was the ASTP stack, rolled out to pad B on March 24 1975.
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Re: Ares I-X: Rollout and Pad Flow Latest
« Reply #46 on: 10/20/2009 05:52 am »
animated gif:


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Re: Ares I-X: Rollout and Pad Flow Latest
« Reply #47 on: 10/20/2009 05:53 am »

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« Reply #48 on: 10/20/2009 05:53 am »
Ha, very showbiz.
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Re: Ares I-X: Rollout and Pad Flow Latest
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Re: Ares I-X: Rollout and Pad Flow Latest
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Re: Ares I-X: Rollout and Pad Flow Latest
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Re: Ares I-X: Rollout and Pad Flow Latest
« Reply #52 on: 10/20/2009 05:59 am »
Looking out from the VAB

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Re: Ares I-X: Rollout and Pad Flow Latest
« Reply #53 on: 10/20/2009 06:00 am »
I'd never make a stitcher, but still workable :)
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Re: Ares I-X: Rollout and Pad Flow Latest
« Reply #54 on: 10/20/2009 06:00 am »
last ones from me

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Re: Ares I-X: Rollout and Pad Flow Latest
« Reply #55 on: 10/20/2009 06:01 am »
Cruising into the light...real nice

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Re: Ares I-X: Rollout and Pad Flow Latest
« Reply #56 on: 10/20/2009 06:03 am »
Another gif

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Re: Ares I-X: Rollout and Pad Flow Latest
« Reply #57 on: 10/20/2009 06:03 am »
From the VAB:
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Re: Ares I-X: Rollout and Pad Flow Latest
« Reply #58 on: 10/20/2009 06:04 am »
Another inside view

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Re: Ares I-X: Rollout and Pad Flow Latest
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