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#240
by
psloss
on 14 Sep, 2007 19:45
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Bret - 14/9/2007 3:42 PM
3. I assume most of these photos were via helicopter?
Those are screen caps from a video camera on the roof of the VAB. (The number in the upper left identifies it as OTV Camera 080.)
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#241
by
DaveS
on 14 Sep, 2007 19:58
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psloss - 14/9/2007 9:45 PM
Bret - 14/9/2007 3:42 PM
3. I assume most of these photos were via helicopter?
Those are screen caps from a video camera on the roof of the VAB. (The number in the upper left identifies it as OTV Camera 080.)
More specifically, it's located on the roof of the VAB low bay and not the main high bay building.
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#242
by
Edgecrusher
on 14 Sep, 2007 20:02
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Bret - 14/9/2007 3:42 PM
1. How fast (mph) are they moving the ET?
It takes about 30 minutes from the time the tank leaves the barge to get to the VAB, which is about half a mile away. So, to answer your question, "not very fast"...
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#243
by
psloss
on 14 Sep, 2007 20:12
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DaveS - 14/9/2007 3:58 PM
More specifically, it's located on the roof of the VAB low bay and not the main high bay building.
(Sorry for the trivia tangent.)
I don't think so with 080...look at some of the shots from that camera of the last rollout from HB1 that look down on that shuttle.
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#244
by
Bret
on 14 Sep, 2007 20:19
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Edgecrusher - 14/9/2007 3:02 PM
Bret - 14/9/2007 3:42 PM
1. How fast (mph) are they moving the ET?
It takes about 30 minutes from the time the tank leaves the barge to get to the VAB, which is about half a mile away. So, to answer your question, "not very fast"...
Reason I asked: PAO always mentions that the MLP crawler moves at 1 mph when transporting stack to pad. Was wondering if ET transport is faster or slower. Quick math would say ... about the same.
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#245
by
Chris Bergin
on 14 Sep, 2007 21:10
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#246
by
lsullivan411
on 14 Sep, 2007 21:39
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#247
by
Carl G
on 15 Sep, 2007 00:56
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#248
by
ChrisGebhardt
on 15 Sep, 2007 04:37
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Bret - 14/9/2007 4:19 PM
Edgecrusher - 14/9/2007 3:02 PM
Bret - 14/9/2007 3:42 PM
1. How fast (mph) are they moving the ET?
It takes about 30 minutes from the time the tank leaves the barge to get to the VAB, which is about half a mile away. So, to answer your question, "not very fast"...
Reason I asked: PAO always mentions that the MLP crawler moves at 1 mph when transporting stack to pad. Was wondering if ET transport is faster or slower. Quick math would say ... about the same.
Well, the crawler's TOP speed is 1 mph, but when it's carrying a Space Shuttle stack to the launch pad it travels UNDER 1mph. For example, the 3.5 mile trip to pad 39A from the VAB takes approximately 6 hours to complete.
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#249
by
jacqmans
on 15 Sep, 2007 05:13
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Mission: STS-122 - 24th International Space Station Flight - Columbus
Module
Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104)
Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1
Launch Date: Targeted for Dec. 6, 2007
Launch Pad: 39A
Crew: Frick, Poindexter, Schlegel, Eyharts, Love, Melvin and Walheim
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, checkout and verification of the
orbiter's remote manipulator system, also known as the shuttle arm,
are complete. Technicians are reinstalling the left orbital
maneuvering system pod, which was removed for a valve repair. System
testing continues in the vehicle. Technicians are checking out the
water spray boiler system.
ET-125, the external fuel tank for mission STS-122, arrived at Kennedy
via barge at 12:30 p.m. today. The tank was then offloaded and
transported to the Vehicle Assembly Building, where it will be lifted
into a checkout cell on Saturday to allow for processing.
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#250
by
psloss
on 15 Sep, 2007 13:56
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Now got a view in the transfer aisle again; preparing to lift this tank into one of the HB-4 checkout cells...
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#251
by
Chandonn
on 15 Sep, 2007 15:50
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The left OMS pod was to be installed on last night's shift. Haven't heard anything, but I assume all went well?
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#252
by
Ford Mustang
on 15 Sep, 2007 16:29
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Tank is now in vertical position:
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#253
by
Ford Mustang
on 15 Sep, 2007 17:28
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#254
by
Ford Mustang
on 15 Sep, 2007 17:39
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#255
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Chris Bergin
on 15 Sep, 2007 19:43
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ET-125 now in the Checkout cell in HB4.
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#256
by
Ford Mustang
on 15 Sep, 2007 20:35
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Chris Bergin - 15/9/2007 3:43 PM
ET-125 now in the Checkout cell in HB4.
Taking a guess that it's this picture?
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#257
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Ford Mustang
on 15 Sep, 2007 23:39
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#258
by
DaveS
on 16 Sep, 2007 00:04
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#259
by
Ford Mustang
on 16 Sep, 2007 00:49
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DaveS - 15/9/2007 8:04 PM
Ford Mustang - 16/9/2007 1:39 AM
Pictures of ET-125 now on the KSC Media Gallery:
http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=4
They were uploaded yesterday, so you're a bit late.
Whoops. :|
Just saw 'em, thought they were uploaded today. Sorry.
