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#840
by
collectSPACE
on 06 Mar, 2013 13:27
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Space shuttle Atlantis under wraps as exhibit's boosters begin to risehttp://www.collectspace.com/news/news-030613a.htmlWith just about four months remaining before its public debut, the "Space Shuttle Atlantis" exhibit at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida is taking shape — both inside and out.
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#841
by
brettreds2k
on 06 Mar, 2013 18:13
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With as close as she is to the railing, what will keep her protected from inaccurate people? Unless they plan on putting high glass panels around the 2nd level, I can see it now, kids throwing gum over the ledge, etc which would land on her wings. Do they plan on having high glass barriers around Atlantis to keep her shielded from society as a whole?
Also, do they still plan to have a giant screen on the back wall showing video of the earth rotating behind her to give the feel of orbit?
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#842
by
collectSPACE
on 06 Mar, 2013 18:39
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Atlantis is just out of reach of visitors — and yes, there will be a glass railing along the edge, but were anyone to throw anything, it would just land on the people below.
And yes, there is a tremendous screen on the wall behind Atlantis' tail that will be projecting a high-definition view of the Earth rotating 'below.'
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#843
by
brettreds2k
on 06 Mar, 2013 18:49
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Thanks for the answer, just seems with her OMS Pods so close to the edge of the platform and her wings just under it, I could see kids throwing things since she is literally it seems within arms reach ya know?
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#844
by
collectSPACE
on 06 Mar, 2013 18:57
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The same could be said for any number of other spacecraft displays at Kennedy and just about every other museum around the world, yet you don't see gum stuck to the Apollo command modules or pennies lying on the wings of the Wright Flyer or any other such problems. That's why there are docents and guards and for that matter, parents.
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#845
by
JAFO
on 06 Mar, 2013 22:20
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Wright Flyer is out of reach, Columbia is inside a plastic bubble. The NASM had to remove their Jenny from display in 2009 because of damage from people using it for target practice. It is now back on display at Udvar-Hazy.
http://blog.nasm.si.edu/aviation/saving-jenny/I used to volunteer at an aviation museum where all the aircraft could (and did) fly. Despite all the signs, docents, mechanics etc, you'd be surprised at the crap we'd find in the airplanes, jammed up inside wheel wheels, engine intakes/exhausts, etc., and what people (not just kids, but adults too) would do to them.
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#846
by
Sarah
on 08 Mar, 2013 17:22
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There were a couple incidents of people throwing stuff at Atlantis during the rollover at KSC. I was getting quite irritated with it.
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#847
by
DaveS
on 08 Mar, 2013 17:56
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Columbia is inside a plastic bubble.
I think you mean Enterprise. Columbia sadly is a collection of debris housed inside the VAB.
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#848
by
wolfpack
on 08 Mar, 2013 18:22
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Columbia is inside a plastic bubble.
I think you mean Enterprise. Columbia sadly is a collection of debris housed inside the VAB.
He means Apollo 11 Command Module
Columbia. It is inside a plastic shell at the NASM entrance in DC. To the right is John Glenn's Mercury capsule and to the left is Ed White's Gemini. All are in protective plastic.
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#849
by
jacqmans
on 24 Mar, 2013 15:51
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KSC-2013-1872 (03/19/2013) --- CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has added the name "Atlantis" and American flag to the exterior of the "Space Shuttle Atlantis" exhibit scheduled to open June 29, 2013. Last November, the space shuttle Atlantis made its historic final journey to its new home, traveling 10 miles from the Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building to the spaceport's visitor complex. The new $100 million Atlantis facility will be a 90,000-square-foot, interactive exhibit that tells the story of the 30-year Space Shuttle Program and highlights the future of space exploration. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann
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#850
by
Ford Mustang
on 24 Mar, 2013 22:54
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Very nice touch. I like that a lot. Looks just like the name on the side of her (intended).
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#851
by
Chris Bergin
on 25 Mar, 2013 11:37
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KSC-2013-1872 (03/19/2013) --- CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has added the name "Atlantis" and American flag to the exterior of the "Space Shuttle Atlantis" exhibit scheduled to open June 29, 2013. Last November, the space shuttle Atlantis made its historic final journey to its new home, traveling 10 miles from the Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building to the spaceport's visitor complex. The new $100 million Atlantis facility will be a 90,000-square-foot, interactive exhibit that tells the story of the 30-year Space Shuttle Program and highlights the future of space exploration. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann
I really like that signage!
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#852
by
Overflow
on 27 Mar, 2013 13:14
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I love it!
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#853
by
TheFallen
on 30 Mar, 2013 15:19
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Thanks for the answer, just seems with her OMS Pods so close to the edge of the platform and her wings just under it, I could see kids throwing things since she is literally it seems within arms reach ya know?
If you think Atlantis is vulnerable, look at Endeavour inside her Pavilion. When I visited the California Science Center last November, I can recall many times where kids were told "not to jump and try to touch" the shuttle. Hopefully this won't be the case when the orbiter is placed vertically in her new exhibit years from now
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#854
by
JayP
on 31 Mar, 2013 23:58
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Very nice touch. I like that a lot. Looks just like the name on the side of her (intended).
FYI for those who don't know, the font is Helvetica
http://www.helveticafilm.com/
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#855
by
TimSnyder
on 01 Apr, 2013 17:51
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I was at the Udvar Hazy Center on Friday and noticed some large balls of something on Discovery's wings. It was either GIANT dust bunnies or chewing gum. She could definitely use a good dusting once in a while.
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#856
by
jkumpire
on 01 Apr, 2013 18:31
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That building looks nice, but I won't ever step in there. Even now those ships should be flying and working instead they are as worthless as the Jupiter booster in the outside missile garden, a monument to the stupidity of the US Government (as if we needed another one).
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#857
by
pargoo
on 01 Apr, 2013 22:16
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I second those sentiments.
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#858
by
Overflow
on 02 Apr, 2013 01:49
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It's sad to know that 2-3 years ago, these great ships were launching into LEO at 17,500mph, and reentering the Earth as a fireball, but now just sitting.. Quietly collecting dust.
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#859
by
woods170
on 02 Apr, 2013 08:53
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This is an updates thread.
Please, take the sentiments to a more appropriate thread. Thank you.
