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#880
by
SalemHanna
on 25 Apr, 2013 20:40
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She's looking really good again now the wrap's been taken off! Even with a plain black background as shown in the photo, this exhibit would draw in the crowds. Roll on June...
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#881
by
Overflow
on 25 Apr, 2013 20:54
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She's looking really good again now the wrap's been taken off! Even with a plain black background as shown in the photo, this exhibit would draw in the crowds. Roll on June...
Agreed. Can't wait til I see her in July..
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#882
by
collectSPACE
on 25 Apr, 2013 23:52
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Revealing Atlantis: Shrink-wrapped space shuttle uncovered for displayhttp://www.collectspace.com/news/news-042513a.htmlHow do you un-shrink-wrap a space shuttle?
As workers at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex learned Thursday (April 25), very slowly and very carefully.
NASA's retired space shuttle Atlantis, which since November has been covered in 16,000 square feet (1,486 square meters) of white plastic was partially revealed Thursday at the Florida spaceport's visitor center. The planned day-long process to unwrap the orbiter stretched into two — work will pick up again Friday morning — and required cherry pickers, vacuum cleaners, box cutters and patience.
"This is the very first step in unveiling Atlantis," said Tim Macy, director of project development and construction for Delaware North Parks and Resorts, which runs the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex for NASA. "She has been in a plastic 16-millimeter-thick cocoon."Photo gallery:
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-042513a.html
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#883
by
psloss
on 25 Apr, 2013 23:59
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Nice -- thanks, Robert.
Revealing Atlantis: Shrink-wrapped space shuttle uncovered for display
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-042513a.html
How do you un-shrink-wrap a space shuttle?
As workers at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex learned Thursday (April 25), very slowly and very carefully.
NASA's retired space shuttle Atlantis, which since November has been covered in 16,000 square feet (1,486 square meters) of white plastic was partially revealed Thursday at the Florida spaceport's visitor center. The planned day-long process to unwrap the orbiter stretched into two — work will pick up again Friday morning — and required cherry pickers, vacuum cleaners, box cutters and patience.
"This is the very first step in unveiling Atlantis," said Tim Macy, director of project development and construction for Delaware North Parks and Resorts, which runs the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex for NASA. "She has been in a plastic 16-millimeter-thick cocoon."
Photo gallery: http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-042513a.html
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#884
by
Rocket Science
on 26 Apr, 2013 00:28
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Good to see the "old girl" again...
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#885
by
Overflow
on 26 Apr, 2013 10:18
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Hopefully we'll be able to see the rest of her today.
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#886
by
Rocket Science
on 26 Apr, 2013 10:24
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Saw this video this morning, enjoy!
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#887
by
brettreds2k
on 26 Apr, 2013 12:33
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They are working on her belly this morning already
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#888
by
Overflow
on 26 Apr, 2013 13:12
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Thanks for the updates. The WiFi I'm on has a ton of stuff blocked so NSF is the only way I can get updates.
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#889
by
brettreds2k
on 26 Apr, 2013 14:19
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Here are a few posted on Facebook this morning
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#890
by
Overflow
on 26 Apr, 2013 14:31
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It's awesome to see how close people will be able to get to Atlantis.
Any word on how they're protect her left wing?
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#891
by
brettreds2k
on 26 Apr, 2013 15:14
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Thats one question I have been asking, to me if you can get right to the edge of the upper floor (I know they will have glass barrier or something there) but what keeps people from throwing things on her wing, I mean its literally right there!!
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#892
by
wkann
on 26 Apr, 2013 17:52
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So the other day, I was watching the final closing of Atlantis's hatch, and noticed the yellow scaffolding-like structure in the middle of the mid deck. Based on the angle, it looks like its a platform that could make it easier to move around the orbiter once its on the 43.21 degree tilt. Now of course it would be for occasional surveying of the orbiter (not for the public.) It would still be neat to have to rappel into the cargo bay, then crawl threw the airlock to get inside, since the main hatch is not accessible. Can anyone confirm this?
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#893
by
psloss
on 26 Apr, 2013 18:58
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It would still be neat to have to rappel into the cargo bay, then crawl threw the airlock to get inside, since the main hatch is not accessible. Can anyone confirm this?
There was another hatch that goes from the crew module to the external airlock -- if that's open or no longer installed, then maybe it's plausible; if that's there and it's closed and locked, I don't think you're getting much farther than the faux airlock.
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#894
by
Space Pete
on 26 Apr, 2013 19:04
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There was another hatch that goes from the crew module to the external airlock -- if that's open or no longer installed, then maybe it's plausible; if that's there and it's closed and locked, I don't think you're getting much farther than the faux airlock.
Based on photos prior to final hatch closure in the OPF, I believe the hatch in question is removed (likely to save weight).
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#895
by
collectSPACE
on 26 Apr, 2013 19:29
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It would still be neat to have to rappel into the cargo bay...
No need to rappel — the Space Shuttle Atlantis building is equipped with two window-washer like buckets/platforms that lower from the roof designed for the specific reason of lowering workers into the payload bay (for the occasional cleaning, for those worried about pennies and other items being thrown inside).
As for then climbing into the crew cabin, according to staff at the Visitor Complex, there are no plans for anyone to go back inside.
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#896
by
brettreds2k
on 26 Apr, 2013 19:29
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Beautiful picture posted just now by KSC on Facebook
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#897
by
collectSPACE
on 26 Apr, 2013 19:30
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Atlantis exposed: Space shuttle now fully unwrapped for NASA exhibithttp://www.collectspace.com/news/news-042613a.htmlSpace shuttle Atlantis is ready for its spotlight — well, almost.
The retired NASA orbiter, which is set to go on public display June 29 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, was fully revealed Friday (April 26) after workers spent two days peeling off its protective shrink-wrap cover of the past five months.
"It looks fantastic," Tim Macy, director of project development and construction for Delaware North Parks and Resorts, which runs the visitor complex for NASA, said after seeing Atlantis unwrapped. "It looks better than I thought it was going to look."
"It looks completely different with the plastic on it than the plastic off," Macy told collectSPACE.com. "But this is the way it is supposed to look. It looks so much like the [exhibit's conceptual] drawings."Photo gallery:
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-042613a.html
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#898
by
brettreds2k
on 26 Apr, 2013 19:31
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The display is going to be amazing!!
Will they paint the beams holding her or are they planning on doing anything to make the beams less just steel beams looking?
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#899
by
collectSPACE
on 26 Apr, 2013 19:38
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Will they paint the beams holding her or are they planning on doing anything to make the beams less just steel beams looking?
The pedestals will be painted the same midnight blue as the surrounding walls, such that they fade from view (keep in mind, you're also looking at the orbiter under work lights and not the theatrical lighting they plan for the finished exhibit).
