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#60
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 06 Dec, 2011 00:53
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#61
by
collectSPACE
on 06 Dec, 2011 01:22
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Will this mock up tank get the ET/ orbiter attach struts and other hardware? ... Will this ET/SRB stack get an orbiter to carry?
The ET and SRBs may not be returning to KSCVC; their future has yet to be decided. Details such as the ones you're asking won't even be a consideration until it is known where (if anywhere) the display is going.
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#62
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Mark Dave
on 06 Dec, 2011 15:43
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Will any of the flight equipment be removed as was done to Enterprise? Also will the concept art shown of Atlantis on display be the final look or will that change?
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#63
by
brettreds2k
on 06 Dec, 2011 15:53
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From what I remember they are leaving the internals mostly intact to preserve the history behind them.
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#64
by
DMeader
on 06 Dec, 2011 15:56
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Enterprise was pretty much gutted out of useful items before it went to NASM. On top of that, most of the equipment not needed for the approach and landing tests was either never installed to begin with, or was only simulated.
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#65
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JayP
on 06 Dec, 2011 17:07
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Will any of the flight equipment be removed as was done to Enterprise? Also will the concept art shown of Atlantis on display be the final look or will that change?
Most of the internal equipment has already been removed. See the earlier posts in this tread. Since KSC plans to have the payload bay doors open, the most obvious missing object will be the APAS.
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#66
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 11 Dec, 2011 18:34
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Explorer getting ready for delivery at the barge landing
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#67
by
collectSPACE
on 11 Dec, 2011 19:18
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Photo Gallery: Mock space shuttle moved to make way for the real thing
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-121111a.htmlA static, full-scale space shuttle display did something unusual on Sunday morning (Dec. 11) — it moved.
Named Explorer, the 122.7-foot (37.4-meter) long shuttle replica was hoisted onto a wheeled transporter and trucked the 5.4 miles (8.7 kilometers) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex to a turn basin adjacent to the 52-story Vehicle Assembly Building where real space shuttles were prepared for launch...
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#68
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 11 Dec, 2011 19:36
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This isnt the first time Explorer has disappeared, it is just not coming back this time:
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#69
by
DaveS
on 11 Dec, 2011 20:06
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Photo Gallery: Mock space shuttle moved to make way for the real thing
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-121111a.html
A static, full-scale space shuttle display did something unusual on Sunday morning (Dec. 11) — it moved.
Named Explorer, the 122.7-foot (37.4-meter) long shuttle replica was hoisted onto a wheeled transporter and trucked the 5.4 miles (8.7 kilometers) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex to a turn basin adjacent to the 52-story Vehicle Assembly Building where real space shuttles were prepared for launch...
I have a question about Explorer: This is a quote from the article: "view a mock satellite inside the cargo hold".
Are you sure it's a mockup? And it is not a satellite, it's PKM cradle for the Intelsat VI that was serviced on the first flight of Endeavour in May 1992!
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#70
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 11 Dec, 2011 20:12
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I have a question about Explorer: This is a quote from the article: "view a mock satellite inside the cargo hold".
Are you sure it's a mockup? And it is not a satellite, it's PKM cradle for the Intelsat VI that was serviced on the first flight of Endeavour in May 1992!
Well the black cylindrical item that represents the kick motor is a mockup at the very least, checking on L2 you can see that it is gone after Intelsat was released:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=13340.0
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#71
by
gordo
on 11 Dec, 2011 23:50
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They could just ship Explorer up the east cost to NYC...better exhibit for intrepid not to look after!
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#72
by
collectSPACE
on 12 Dec, 2011 00:00
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Are you sure it's a mockup? And it is not a satellite, it's PKM cradle for the Intelsat VI that was serviced on the first flight of Endeavour in May 1992!
Thanks. I changed the text to read "mock payload."
I've seen at least one other suggest that the cradle is authentic, and that may be possible, but I'd need a source to cite that.
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#73
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 12 Dec, 2011 16:28
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#74
by
stockman
on 12 Dec, 2011 17:39
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is that squarish area behind the windows something attached to the orbiter or did they cut part of the orbiter away for its eventual display?
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#75
by
TheFallen
on 12 Dec, 2011 18:14
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is that squarish area behind the windows something attached to the orbiter or did they cut part of the orbiter away for its eventual display?
It's attached to the orbiter. That's where a gantry was placed so visitors could enter the Explorer.
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#76
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brettreds2k
on 12 Dec, 2011 19:05
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That is where the Entry Gantry was for people to walk in to see the Flight Deck and Cargo Bay display when it was on display
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#77
by
mtakala24
on 12 Dec, 2011 19:57
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is that squarish area behind the windows something attached to the orbiter or did they cut part of the orbiter away for its eventual display?
actually, to be 100% clear, that image is of the Explorer, which technically is not actually an orbiter, but a mockup of that.
ATTN Admins: Should we have a dedicated thread for Explorer and its boosters/tank? They are something the people would certainly like to keep track of, in one central place.
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#78
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 14 Dec, 2011 04:14
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#79
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 16 Dec, 2011 02:28
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and now her RMS has been removed, but hopefully another will be available for museum display
Inside Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians attach a large crane to the remote manipulator system (RMS) robotic arm in space shuttle Atlantis’ payload bay to prepare it for removal. The RMS will be transported to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston for possible use on future spaceflights.
http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=9
