For whatever reason, they don't want this artifact, yet last year they acquired hundreds of artifacts, several big and costly. They're going to display a Titan 4, for example. It isn't about money.
Quote from: Rocket Science on 02/19/2015 09:33 pmOne thing I don't get... If this is all about a safety concern, why not just display the rocket horizontally? Something just doesn’t sound right especially coming from a museum. Their concern should be about preserving an artifact...I don't believe a word of it either. They are also removing the oil well pump ( the green object in the background) due to "safety concerns" after 40 years. I'm beginning to think that every press release these days has to include some version of "think of the children".John
One thing I don't get... If this is all about a safety concern, why not just display the rocket horizontally? Something just doesn’t sound right especially coming from a museum. Their concern should be about preserving an artifact...
I'd like to see this Atlas A survive, but if you put yourself in the shoes of these institutions (the Canadian museum and the Air Force Museum) you can see that there are legitimate reasons why it may not be saved.
I will kick in money to help save this vehicle if it could be organized...
Quote from: Rocket Science on 02/20/2015 10:18 amI will kick in money to help save this vehicle if it could be organized...Trying to put something together out there with the Vandenberg museum, They'd like to have it on a theoretical level but getting pushback now."We have no space to display it inside""USAF Museum is against outdoor displays""Money""Bureaucracy"The sad thing is I tweeted ULA a couple days ago asking if they'd like to help and the response I got from ULA chief Tory Bruno was positive."Derrick.Stamos @Helodriver2004 Feb 17@torybruno An old Atlas-A In Canada needs a home. Last of its kind. Vandenberg museum could use it, can't afford to move it. Can ULA help?Tory Bruno @torybruno Feb 18@Helodriver2004 Message me contact info and my people will be in touch to see if we can" ULA@ulalaunch @Helodriver2004 If you have information/a proposal, please send it to [email protected] and we'll take a look.If we could stave off the missile's execution for a few more weeks I bet we could save it. Whether it goes to Vandenberg or back to Dayton (where it used to be and really belongs again) or the Cape or a ULA building, it does not matter really so long as its saved. The feeling I'm getting is that destruction is a matter of being convenient, not necessary and its the perception that the public just doesn't care enough to do the necessary work.
Does anyone have an email to someone at the museum so we can plead/beg them to hold off a while?
Quote from: Ronpur50 on 02/20/2015 03:33 pmDoes anyone have an email to someone at the museum so we can plead/beg them to hold off a while?Canada Science and Technology Museum2421 Lancaster RoadOttawa, OntarioCANADA613-991-3044[email protected]I have called and left messages and email but not received a response. Perhaps if more people did we could get them to hold off a little while.
It would be really great if this missile could be saved.Barring a rescue of the entire vehicle, would there be value in saving the aft section as a backup plan? It would be much easier to store and ship. At some point in the future it could be reattached to a structurally stable fuselage replica.
Quote from: Rocket Science on 02/20/2015 10:18 amI will kick in money to help save this vehicle if it could be organized...You now have an email address for the Canada museum. Why not send them your money via PayPal and tell them that it is for saving the Atlas?