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#760
by
Hodapp
on 04 Nov, 2012 17:28
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Two more pics from the 40th Anniversary Dinner for Apollo 17!
Astro Mark Lee sat at our table.
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#761
by
catdlr
on 05 Nov, 2012 23:25
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Atlantis Moves to New Home
Published on Nov 5, 2012 by NASAKennedy
Space shuttle Atlantis makes a 10-mile trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex where it will be put on public display beginning in the summer of 2013.
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#762
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 06 Nov, 2012 23:15
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#763
by
Sarah
on 06 Nov, 2012 23:49
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I checked out the new building. Atlantis gear is down. On the front gear, they have removed the wheels.
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#764
by
Overflow
on 07 Nov, 2012 21:33
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Awesome pictures, Sarah! Thank you!!
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#765
by
brettreds2k
on 08 Nov, 2012 12:10
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Why did they take her front gear off if they are going to have to lower her down on her gear one last time?
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#766
by
Walter S
on 08 Nov, 2012 15:17
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Why did they take her front gear off if they are going to have to lower her down on her gear one last time?
All of the landing gear is being removed, followed by the draining of the remaining hydraulic fluid.
The OTS hydraulically lowered her to weight-on-wheels....jacks were used on nose to level her and remove the nose
Once they begin the lift, the main landing gear will be removed.
She will not be lowered onto her gear again. The landing gear will be displayed separately.
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#767
by
Overflow
on 08 Nov, 2012 16:26
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When are they planning to begin lifting and tilting her?
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#768
by
Rocket Science
on 09 Nov, 2012 18:01
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I checked out the new building. Atlantis gear is down. On the front gear, they have removed the wheels.
Hey Sarah,
I don’t think you’re allowed to take those home with you… JK thanks for the pics!
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#769
by
catdlr
on 09 Nov, 2012 23:39
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Atlantis Time-Lapse Move to KSC Visitor Complex
Published on Nov 9, 2012 by NASAKennedy
Time-lapse cameras captured space shuttle Atlantis making a 10-mile trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex where it will be put on public display beginning in the summer of 2013.
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#770
by
woods170
on 10 Nov, 2012 10:23
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Cool video. Thank goodness they skipped the hand-over ceremony. And the OTS mounted camera gives a cool perspective. And apparantly they had to back-up Atlantis a bit after initial drive-in to her new home.
Nicely done.
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#771
by
robertross
on 11 Nov, 2012 21:25
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Cool video. Thank goodness they skipped the hand-over ceremony. And the OTS mounted camera gives a cool perspective. And apparantly they had to back-up Atlantis a bit after initial drive-in to her new home.
Nicely done.
Yeah, I liked that viewpoint as well. Always nice to get different perspectives.
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#772
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Walter S
on 12 Nov, 2012 21:06
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When are they planning to begin lifting and tilting her?
Atlantis will be covered this week, followed by the lift.
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#773
by
Overflow
on 13 Nov, 2012 20:52
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When are they planning to begin lifting and tilting her?
Atlantis will be covered this week, followed by the lift.
Thanks for the info!
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#774
by
Sarah
on 13 Nov, 2012 22:16
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I can't wait to see pics of her wrapped up.
Any indications as to when they will start putting up the wall behind her SSME's?
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#775
by
collectSPACE
on 13 Nov, 2012 22:39
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Construction of the final wall was slated to begin a day or two after Atlantis was inside and continue concurrently as the orbiter was lifted into place. The wall is slated to be completed by mid-December.
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#776
by
brettreds2k
on 15 Nov, 2012 18:36
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#777
by
woods170
on 15 Nov, 2012 19:23
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Spaceflight Now has pictures up of Atlantis wrapped in her cocoon They did a great job wrapping her up, I bet when they un wrap her it will be unwrapping the best present anyone can get!!
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts135/121115wrap/
The final two images in that series also shows the wall going up behind Atlantis.
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#778
by
Ares67
on 15 Nov, 2012 19:24
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#779
by
Sarah
on 15 Nov, 2012 19:36
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That's awesome!
I also found it hilarious how the building isn't even done yet and when you exit from viewing Atlantis you go through the gift shop. They had to make sure that was done first.
Side note: It shares the same gift shop as the Shuttle Launch Experience.
Any indications as to when they will start putting up the wall behind her SSME's?
