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Photo ID: 1604345
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OV-104 (cn OV-104) Atlantis rolled out from the VAB to the Launch Complex 39A on Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at 6.38 a.m. EDT in a slow drive (0.8 miles per hour) on the top of the Crawler-transporter. The 3.4-mile (5.5 km) rollout was completed with the launch platform secured in place at about 1:31 p.m EDT. Here she approches the pad superstructure which sit on top of concrete hill. The laser leveling keeps "the stack" level on the mobile launch platform (MLP) which is deposited onto supports before the crawler backs away to safety. |
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Photo ID: 1600979
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OV-104 (cn OV-104) "Atlantis" was towed from her hangar in Orbiter Processing Facility-1 to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) on 6 October, 2009 at about 7 a.m. EDT. The move, known as rollover, was competed at 8:25 a.m. when Atlantis arrived in the VAB transfer aisle. Here she sits awaiting the completion of the detailed photography that is used as reference to make sure that no damage happens to her during takeoff. These reference photos are compared with those taken in Space to identify potentially catastrophic damage. |
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Photo ID: 1592354
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OV-104 (cn OV-104) Shuttle Atlantis sits on Launch Pad 39A (foreground) with Endeavour in the background, in preparation for STS-125, the final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Endeavour is to be ready to launch as a rescue shuttle within one week of Atlantis, as this is the only post-Columbia shuttle mission not going to the space station. It is the last planned time two shuttles will occupy the pads at the same time, and only the third time ever both are visible with launch towers retracted. |
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Photo ID: 1590379
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OV-104 (cn OV-104) Space Shuttle Atlantis rolls out to the launch pad March 31, 2009, for STS-125, the final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Towering 24 stories in height, Shuttle Atlantis, Mobile Launch Platform and the Crawler Transporter - moving at a top speed of 0.9 mph - weigh some 18 million pounds. The 3.5 mile trip takes six hours to complete. |
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Photo ID: 1590355
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OV-104 (cn OV-104) Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-114, the Return to Flight shuttle mission after the Columbia accident, at 10:39am EDT July 26, 2005. |
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Photo ID: 1590318
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OV-104 (cn OV-104) Shuttle Atlantis begins its STS-115 mission to the International Space Station at 11:14am EDT, September 9 2006 atop 7.5 million pounds of thrust. |
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Photo ID: 1547685
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OV-104 (cn OV-104) "Atlantis" departs Earth on STS-125 on the fifth and final space shuttle servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The orbital insertion angle was a relatively shallow 28.5 degrees (as opposed to the 51.6 to the ISS) hence I was able to get this shot of the stack upside down and heading into space for her rendeavous with the HST. [Canon 1Ds-Mk II;600mm L IS X2x;F/8;1/1250;ISO 250] |
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Photo ID: 1542905
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OV-104 (cn OV-104) "Atlantis" sits on Launch Complex 39 (LC-39) at the John F. Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island in Florida. It contains a 2-piece access tower system, the Fixed Service Structure (FSS) and the Rotating Service Structure (RSS). The FSS permits access to the Shuttle via a retractable arm. The RSS contains the Payload Changeout Room, which offers "clean" access to the orbiter's payload bay, protection from the elements and the orbiter. Here the RSS is open to uncover the orbiter prior to launch. |
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Photo ID: 1522333
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OV-104 (cn OV-104) "Atlantis" with a view of the forward reaction control system (RCS) with its covers one. The orbiter's reaction control system comprises the forward and aft RCS. The forward RCS is located in the forward fuselage nose area. The aft (right and left) RCS is located with the orbital maneuvering system in the OMS/RCS pods.The white blankets (seen here) coating the aircraft are made of coated Nomex felt reusable surface insulation. Due to prior space flight, they show the effects of heats and speed. |
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Photo ID: 1509314
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OV-104 (cn OV-104) For the first time in years, two shuttles at two pads |
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Photo ID: 1504778
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OV-104 (cn OV-104) "Atlantis" has been towed over from the Orbiter Processing Facility (tow vehicle is still under the orbiter) to the Vehicle Assembly Building transfer aisle and the crane hoist components are being attached. When finished, she will be raised to a vertical position and moved to one of the high bays and lowered onto the Mobile Launcher Platform thus joining the rest of the stack (2 Solid Rocket Boosters and External Tank). This is part of the 2nd launch attempt to fix the Hubble Space Telescope. |
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Photo ID: 1477531
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OV-104 (cn OV-104) "Atlantis" rolls back to the VAB after the mission to the Hubble Space Telescope was scrubbed.The servicing mission was planned for 14 October 2008. However on 27 September 2008, the Science Instrument Command and Data Handling (SIC&DH) Unit aboard the HST failed shutting down data transmission. The new mission is planned for sometime in 2009 based upon the successful satisfaction of all the rules that govern launch schedules. The security vehicles in the foreground give an idea of the size of the behemoth. |
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Photo ID: 1398402
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OV-104 (cn OV-104) One of NASA's crawler transporters navigate up the ramp to Pad 39B with "Atlantis" and her external tank and solid rocket boosters in the launch configuration. Leveling systems within the crawler keeps the platform level while negotiating the 5% ramp leading up to the pad surface.The top of the orbiter is kept vertical within plus or minus 10 minutes of arc. Top speed with load is approx 1MPH. |
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Photo ID: 1396037
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OV-104 (cn OV-104) The skewed angles are because of the very tall structure of the VAB which I am trying to capture with the KSC Launch Control building on the left and "Atlantis" coming out of the VAB.Atlantis began rolling from Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A Thursday at 9:19 a.m. EDT. The shuttle arrived at the pad at approximately 2 p.m. and was secured at 3:52 p.m. Atlantis now is targeted to launch at approximately 12:33 a.m. EDT, Friday, Oct. 10. |
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Photo ID: 1324313
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