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#100
by
roma847
on 08 Nov, 2013 17:24
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Amazing what there is for slobs!
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#101
by
brettreds2k
on 11 Nov, 2013 11:36
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I was there just a week or so after the opening, and I was told they were most likely going to put a net or shield in front of the shuttle. I was told by a security guard there about people throwing stuff into the cargo bay, and someone almost threw their shoe; before they were stopped.
That is exactly what I was posting my worries about before it opened with how close you are to the orbiter
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#102
by
jacqmans
on 11 Nov, 2013 21:49
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Atlantis looked great today
Oh and the Saturn 1B rocket is getting new paint
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#103
by
roma847
on 11 Nov, 2013 22:00
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Thanks Jacques for sharing your nice pics.
Have you also seen some of these slobs?
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#104
by
jacqmans
on 11 Nov, 2013 22:04
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#105
by
Rocket Science
on 11 Nov, 2013 22:38
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Wonderful photos Jacques, thank you for sharing them!
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#106
by
Ronpur50
on 12 Nov, 2013 00:46
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Great pictures, Jacques! Very, very happy to see the poor old 1B is getting a face lift! She was looking very rough in July and August.
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#107
by
brettreds2k
on 12 Nov, 2013 13:52
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My wife and I are going in 2 weeks (The Sunday on Thanksgiving Weekend) but I am hoping it wont be to crowded since most people will be heading home that day. I would love to get to see Atlantis without a huge crowd around her. We plan on being there right when they open. I am so excited (We are also doing the launch pad upclose tour)
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#108
by
roma847
on 12 Nov, 2013 14:36
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Wow Brett, you're a lucky devil, I envy you.
How close you'll get to the pad in your launch pad tour, which you can visit all?
Are the safety requirements after completion of the shuttle program looser than before?
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#109
by
brettreds2k
on 12 Nov, 2013 15:02
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I created a thread in the General Discussion section (My thread is the 1st one up right now) where a few people gave me insight to the pad tour, a few posted pics to. I am still not 100% on all the details of the tour but that thread I created does answer a few
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#110
by
Overflow
on 12 Nov, 2013 16:05
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That makes me pretty mad about people throwing stuff at Atlantis. She was once orbiting the earth, and now she's getting shoes thrown at her.
Jac, awesome pictures. I'm glad you enjoyed your visit.
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#111
by
Ronpur50
on 12 Nov, 2013 20:22
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I agree Overflow. If I were there and someone did that, I would be going to jail with them after I punched them....
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#112
by
brettreds2k
on 13 Nov, 2013 12:22
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Id flip out if I saw someone doing that. When I go in 2 weeks I am hoping for a small crowd in the early morning so I can get some great pictures. I hear the intro movie then seeing her as the wall opens will bring tears to your eyes, so I am hoping my wife doesnt see me get choked up!!
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#113
by
roma847
on 13 Nov, 2013 12:57
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#114
by
jacqmans
on 13 Nov, 2013 19:26
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When you visit Atlantis make sure that you look around, you might spot a former Astronaut, like I did today, Jon McBride (STS-41G) was there, and he was so kind to pose for a photo.
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#115
by
Overflow
on 13 Nov, 2013 21:48
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I agree Overflow. If I were there and someone did that, I would be going to jail with them after I punched them....
I don't blame you, Ronpur!
I hear the intro movie then seeing her as the wall opens will bring tears to your eyes, so I am hoping my wife doesnt see me get choked up!!
Oh the reveal is a tough one. I'm not a cryer, but I had cloudy eyes when she was revealed. It honestly sums up the entire emotional connection that people have for the shuttles.
When you visit Atlantis make sure that you look around, you might spot a former Astronaut, like I did today, Jon McBride (STS-41G) was there, and he was so kind to pose for a photo.
A good amount of the workers at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex were ex-Space Shuttle workers. And that's one of my favorite things about KSC.
I was eating pizza under the Saturn V when I went last summer, and a worker wiping tables down saw my Space Shuttle Atlantis gift shop bag and started asking me about how I liked the exhibit. Turns out, it was a worker that worked on the shuttles until retirement. It was really great talking to him.
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#116
by
roma847
on 13 Nov, 2013 22:07
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When you visit Atlantis make sure that you look around, you might spot a former Astronaut, like I did today, Jon McBride (STS-41G) was there, and he was so kind to pose for a photo.
Wow, what a nice acquaintance with a legendary crew member of the Challenger's mission in 1984. Then there were only 3 Challenger missions to the disaster with STS-51L in 1986 ...
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#117
by
jacqmans
on 14 Nov, 2013 13:28
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ok one final shot....
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#118
by
Overflow
on 14 Nov, 2013 18:45
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ok one final shot....
Love it!
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#119
by
Sarah
on 16 Nov, 2013 22:00
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That makes me pretty mad about people throwing stuff at Atlantis. She was once orbiting the earth, and now she's getting shoes thrown at her.
Jac, awesome pictures. I'm glad you enjoyed your visit.
The only thing I noticed were some marks on the left elevon but who knows when those happened.
