Shuttle Launch Postponed

• #220 by punkboi on 27 Aug, 2006 22:04

• Hello.

• #221 by Zachstar on 27 Aug, 2006 22:04
• Slowest car race in history.
  
  Besides the 2 snails.
• #222 by Mark Dave on 27 Aug, 2006 22:14
• What are the two launch complex structures in the background?
• #223 by Jim on 27 Aug, 2006 22:16
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  MarkD - 27/8/2006  6:01 PM
  
  What are the two launch complex structures in the background?

  
  Atlas V VIF and SLC-40
• #224 by DaveS on 27 Aug, 2006 22:19
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  MarkD - 28/8/2006  12:01 AM
  
  What are the two launch complex structures in the background?

  White object: Launch Complex 37 Mobile Service Tower for protect Delta IV EELVs.
  The other is probably the Launch Complex 41 Vertical Integration Facility used to assemble Atlas V EELVs.
  
  Edit:
  One out of two correct.
  
• #225 by gocamels on 27 Aug, 2006 22:19
• Crawler driver #1 to crawler driver #2 "Betcha can't do this..."  Crawler driver #1 stands on the throttle, pops the front tracks in the air, lets off the gas, and slams down the treads...creating a cloud of dust that's higher than the VAB.
  
  Crawler driver #2 says..."Hmmm that's good...but watch this..."  Crawler driver #2 heads over to the Crawler Employee Parking lot, drives over Crawler driver #1's car, crushing it into the asphalt.  Crawler driver #1 says "Why the hell did you do that?"  Driver #2 says "You got both our car's dirty...figured I'd help wipe the dirt off the windshield of yours."
  
  Hey...what do you expect on short notice!!!
• #226 by psloss on 27 Aug, 2006 22:38
• Looks like the crawlers are being deployed...if they decide to rollback, the one still in the picture would pick up the MLP in High Bay 3 and move it around to High Bay 2.
  

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• #227 by DaveS on 27 Aug, 2006 22:47
• Close-up of Crawler approaching HB 3.

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• #228 by rdale on 27 Aug, 2006 22:50
• So the next briefing is NET 8pm EDT on NASA TV correct?
• #229 by Chris Bergin on 27 Aug, 2006 22:53
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  rdale - 27/8/2006  11:37 PM
  
  So the next briefing is NET 8pm EDT on NASA TV correct?

  
  Yep.
• #230 by Mark Dave on 27 Aug, 2006 23:01
• LOL Gocamels. Not to mention the Bigfoot Monster Truck show would have two new additions to big machines to crush cars.
• #231 by charlieb on 27 Aug, 2006 23:07
• and where in the OBX might you be?  Been going there pretty regularly for 49 years...
• #232 by gocamels on 27 Aug, 2006 23:07
• Maybe Clear Channel (owns the Monster Trucks) should enquire about getting one of the crawlers when/if one is ever retired
• #233 by nathan.moeller on 27 Aug, 2006 23:19
• So how do they plan to use the crawler at this point?  Will they sit it outside the pad gate or go ahead and position it underneath Atlantis?  Is the second just going to pick up the MLP with boosters attached and move to the West side of the VAB?
• #234 by Chris Bergin on 27 Aug, 2006 23:45
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  nathan.moeller - 28/8/2006  12:06 AM
  
  So how do they plan to use the crawler at this point?  Will they sit it outside the pad gate or go ahead and position it underneath Atlantis?  Is the second just going to pick up the MLP with boosters attached and move to the West side of the VAB?

  
  Yes, that would be the plan I believe.
• #235 by nathan.moeller on 27 Aug, 2006 23:50
• Cool.  But here's what I'm wondering.  Why wouldn't they just haul Atlantis into High Bay 2 and save the trouble of moving the 116 stack around?  I know there's a good reason or else they wouldn't do it but I'm just curious.
• #236 by DaveS on 27 Aug, 2006 23:54
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  nathan.moeller - 28/8/2006  1:37 AM
  
  Cool.  But here's what I'm wondering.  Why wouldn't they just haul Atlantis into High Bay 2 and save the trouble of moving the 116 stack around?  I know there's a good reason or else they wouldn't do it but I'm just curious.

  Takes longer as the Crawler must then go around the entire VAB. High Bays 1 and 3 are located on the east side of the VAB. 2 and 4 are located on the west side.
• #237 by nathan.moeller on 27 Aug, 2006 23:57
• Yeah my bad.  But what I don't get is why wouldn't they move Atlantis into High Bay 1 and avoid moving the 116 stack out of HB3?  Is there another MLP in HB1 already?
• #238 by sts1canada on 28 Aug, 2006 00:04
• I believe the doors on HB1 have been in a maintenance period over the past few months so that HB has not been used for STS-121, STS-115 or the STS-116 stacks. Otherwise they could use HB1 for rollback and leave the STS-116 SRB stack in HB3.
  
  Richard
  
• #239 by DaveS on 28 Aug, 2006 00:04
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  nathan.moeller - 28/8/2006  1:44 AM
  
  Yeah my bad.  But what I don't get is why wouldn't they move Atlantis into High Bay 1 and avoid moving the 116 stack out of HB3?  Is there another MLP in HB1 already?

  HB 1 is out of comission until mid 2007(?) for modifications.