Atlantis: Deservicing and Retirement Updates

• #300 by Chris Bergin on 09 Mar, 2012 10:43
• Two sisters will greet each other today. Hate all this T&R stuff, but today will be cool.
• #301 by MATTBLAK on 09 Mar, 2012 11:03
• Quote from: brettreds2k on 08 Mar, 2012 20:33

  In the Vehicle Assembly Building’s high bay 4, shuttle Atlantis is undergoing preparations for its roll to the Orbiter Processing Facility-1 tomorrow. First motion is targeted for 8:30 a.m. EST. While in OPF-1, Atlantis will undergo transition and retirement processing.
  

  
  Aren't there a couple of unfinished E.T.s at Michoud? (rhetorical)
  
  Just sayin'... 
• #302 by Ronsmytheiii on 09 Mar, 2012 12:20
• Per James Dean on Twitter, first movement NET 8:43 am eastern
  
  https://twitter.com/#!/flatoday_jdean
• #303 by Ronsmytheiii on 09 Mar, 2012 12:24
• walkdown complete for OV-103 and OV-104 per radio net
• #304 by Ronsmytheiii on 09 Mar, 2012 12:35
• almost ready to go

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• #305 by Ronsmytheiii on 09 Mar, 2012 12:47
• PEr radio net, everything done at HB #4, going to back OV-103 out of OPF first then move -104 for nose-nose photo, ov-103 already in motion
  
  http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?feedId=705
• #306 by Ronsmytheiii on 09 Mar, 2012 12:51
• Atlantis is leaving the VAB:

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• #307 by Ronsmytheiii on 09 Mar, 2012 12:54

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• #308 by Ronsmytheiii on 09 Mar, 2012 13:00
• from NASA KSC twitter:
  
  https://twitter.com/#!/NASAKennedy

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• #309 by Ronsmytheiii on 09 Mar, 2012 13:02
• https://twitter.com/#!/alphalupi2010

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• #310 by Ronsmytheiii on 09 Mar, 2012 13:06
• moving for her rendezvous with her sister

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• #311 by Ronsmytheiii on 09 Mar, 2012 13:08
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• #312 by Chris Bergin on 09 Mar, 2012 13:09
• Quote from: Ronsmytheiii on 09 Mar, 2012 13:08

  
  

  
  This is where caption competitions come in! Nice work with the coverage Ron.
• #313 by Ronsmytheiii on 09 Mar, 2012 13:13
• https://twitter.com/#!/NASAKennedy

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• #314 by brettreds2k on 09 Mar, 2012 13:16
• Quote from: Ronsmytheiii on 09 Mar, 2012 13:02

  https://twitter.com/#!/alphalupi2010
  

  
  She looks so tiny compared to the VAB in that picture
• #315 by Ronsmytheiii on 09 Mar, 2012 13:19
• more double shuttle

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• #316 by Ronsmytheiii on 09 Mar, 2012 13:22
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  Discovery and Atlantis come face to face. @NASASpaceflight

  
  https://twitter.com/#!/MaxQEnt

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• #317 by Ronsmytheiii on 09 Mar, 2012 13:24
• http://www.livestream.com/spaceflightnow

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• #318 by Ronsmytheiii on 09 Mar, 2012 13:26

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• #319 by Ronsmytheiii on 09 Mar, 2012 13:29
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  Atlantis entering OPF-1. @NASASpaceflight

  
  https://twitter.com/#!/MaxQEnt

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