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#20 by Jim on 30 Mar, 2016 19:27
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Drove by the OPF-2 and the main door was open. It was completely gutted and empty.
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#21 by edkyle99 on 30 Mar, 2016 19:46
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Re: the new, vertically-oriented door. Could this be for payloads coming into the building for integration with X-37B, rather than for an X-37B leaving the building?
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#22 by virnin on 30 Mar, 2016 20:02
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Maybe there is an airlock installed on the other side. Opening the front door, opens the whole facility to the outside.
That would assume the inside of the OPF would now be a clean room, right?
Not necessarily just to support a clean room, could be intended to protect the contents of the building from casual surveillance when the outer door is open, especially if there are two vehicles in the launch rotation. -
#23 by Jim on 31 Mar, 2016 00:04
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Re: the new, vertically-oriented door. Could this be for payloads coming into the building for integration with X-37B, rather than for an X-37B leaving the building?
It is sized for an Atlas 5m fairing. The X-37 payloads could fit through a double door. But that doesn't mean the same door could be used for both directions. -
#24 by Jim on 31 Mar, 2016 00:05
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Not necessarily just to support a clean room, could be intended to protect the contents of the building from casual surveillance when the outer door is open, especially if there are two vehicles in the launch rotation.
There are easy work arounds for that, which don't need an airlock. -
#25 by Ronsmytheiii on 31 Mar, 2016 01:42
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Drove by the OPF-2 and the main door was open. It was completely gutted and empty.
This looks like the latest image I could find.
http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum35/HTML/000623.html
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#26 by jacqmans on 04 Apr, 2016 09:46
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Drove by the OPF-2 and the main door was open. It was completely gutted and empty.
This looks like the latest image I could find.
http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum35/HTML/000623.html
That's OPF-2, The X-37 OPF is OPF-1 and OPF-3 is now CST-100
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#27 by Ronsmytheiii on 04 Apr, 2016 20:15
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Drove by the OPF-2 and the main door was open. It was completely gutted and empty.
This looks like the latest image I could find.
http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum35/HTML/000623.html
That's OPF-2, The X-37 OPF is OPF-1 and OPF-3 is now CST-100
Yes, I was responding to Jim's comment about OPF-2
Edit: Also This article states that OPF-2 was taken by the X-37 program as well:QuoteThe X-37B program, which currently consists of two nearly 9-meter-long robotic spaceplanes, is taking over Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bays 1 and 2.
http://spacenews.com/42367military-space-quarterly-nasa-prepares-to-host-hush-hush-military/ -
#28 by Jim on 01 Oct, 2016 00:55
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New door opening on OPF-2