I've been in the VAB today and spent about 10mins lingering forward of Endeavours nose. Awesome to be in the VAB and a amazing opportunity to see Endeavour up close. Highly recommended if anyone is around heading to KSC. Best $20 ever spent in the history of the US dollar!!!!!!
That is VERY cool that they are doing that now, Id make a trip down to Florida just for that
A trip just for that is so tempting! Christmas present!?!
The VAB is officially part of the KSC Up close tour from Nov 1st
Quote from: gordo on 10/29/2011 09:37 pmThe VAB is officially part of the KSC Up close tour from Nov 1stJsut wondering, is the SSPF off the tours now? It was the day after the -135 launch as "nothing is there" according to the tour guide ( i disagreed, but still did not get to go)
Does anyone have any knowledge of when Endeavour is expected to be swapped with Atlantis in the VAB? I heard November 18th for the swap -- is that still on target?Any estimation of how long Atlantis will be in the VAB after the swap? I am thinking of making a trip down there the first weekend in December for this tour, but am on the fence as I would really like to see one of them up close. Even in their less than optimal state.
Quote from: Jon Long on 11/03/2011 01:00 pmDoes anyone have any knowledge of when Endeavour is expected to be swapped with Atlantis in the VAB? I heard November 18th for the swap -- is that still on target?Any estimation of how long Atlantis will be in the VAB after the swap? I am thinking of making a trip down there the first weekend in December for this tour, but am on the fence as I would really like to see one of them up close. Even in their less than optimal state. From what I heard earlier this week, the 18th is still the swap date. Not exactly sure when Atlantis will head back over to the OPF, but i'd guess it would be a couple months at least from the time she makes it over to the VAB.
So when Discovery is completed, she will be moved back to the VAB in full display form until she is shipped?
Hmm.. very interesting. Thanks for the information guys, much appreciated.So, this does change things. I'd like to see either Endeavour or Atlantis in the VAB, but kind of disappointing/depressing if they are sitting there stripped of their OMS, SSME, and RCS pods.If the likelihood exists that Discovery will be sitting in the VAB post-processing and museum-ready between January-April that would be the time to go for sure.Is it expected that Discovery will be in the same VAB bay as currently occupied by Endeavour and that it would likely be visible during the close-up tour?What do you think the risk is that KSC would discontinue the up-close tour prior to Discovery making an appearance? Any information on the length of time they expect to run the tour?I'd really hate to skip Endeavour/Atlantis viewings in hopes of holding out for Discovery only to see the tour wrapped up or cancelled... Thanks