STS-125: Processing Latest (OPF, VAB)

• #440 by siegfriedcqb on 04 Sep, 2008 13:57
• looking good

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• #441 by marshallsplace on 04 Sep, 2008 13:57
• She's on her way:

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• #442 by marshallsplace on 04 Sep, 2008 14:01
• Cool shot out of VAB:

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• #443 by cb6785 on 04 Sep, 2008 14:22

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• #444 by Ford Mustang on 04 Sep, 2008 14:50
• So she rolls!

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• #445 by Ford Mustang on 04 Sep, 2008 14:52
• Close-up of the nose and aft:

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• #446 by Ronsmytheiii on 04 Sep, 2008 14:58
• I need to be careful, great shots but this will go on for six hours !

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• #447 by Ronsmytheiii on 04 Sep, 2008 15:03
• I take it she is going by the Propellant Storage and Service Area.

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• #448 by Ronsmytheiii on 04 Sep, 2008 15:06
• Roll out pictures starting to arrive on KSC image gallery:
  
  http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/
  
  

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• #449 by NavySpaceFan on 04 Sep, 2008 15:13
• Looks like they got an early start.  What time was first motion?
• #450 by DaveS on 04 Sep, 2008 15:15
• Sometime just before 9:30 am EDT this morning.
• #451 by Ronsmytheiii on 04 Sep, 2008 15:26
• Some great shots of Pad A getting ready for company:
  
  

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• #452 by cb6785 on 04 Sep, 2008 15:34
• Stack, Pad and Clock

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• #453 by Ronsmytheiii on 04 Sep, 2008 15:50
• getting close:
  
  Edit:  NOOO!!! We don't need the video file!

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• #454 by Ronsmytheiii on 04 Sep, 2008 16:02
• Wow, nice shots on KSC media:
  
  http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=4

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• #455 by astrobrian on 04 Sep, 2008 16:09
• 2535 is wallpaper grade
• #456 by ChrisGebhardt on 04 Sep, 2008 16:29
• Quote from: NavySpaceFan on 04 Sep, 2008 15:13

  Looks like they got an early start.  What time was first motion?
  

  
  First motion was at 9:19am.
• #457 by Ronsmytheiii on 04 Sep, 2008 16:36
• We are back:
  

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• #458 by Ronsmytheiii on 04 Sep, 2008 17:03
• Using visual cues, it looks like roughly 1.1 miles to go
  
  first look of the stack from the pad:
  
  

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• #459 by Ronsmytheiii on 04 Sep, 2008 17:21
• Shot is back and here is a live shot of the MULE:
  
  

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