*HTML is ON *UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend
Smilies Legend
If you have previously registered, but forgotten your password, click here.
T O P I C R E V I E WMrSpace86By looking at the new pics of the building, it seems that it's rather crude compared to the KSC building. As I read it, it said temporary, so why is it temporary?? Will they build a bigger and better building for it later after it's restored? When will all this take place? -RodrigoaneedellThe building is purely a conservation measure to get the rocket out of the rain, humidity, ozone, and other damaging environmental conditions. It will have a/c to control the relative humidity. The building is rated for 10 years, but with minor upkeep could last much longer.Our hope and expectation is twofold: 1) with currently available resources we can fully document the current condition of the rocket, we can structurally stabilize all stages of the rocket, we can clean of mold, mildew, bacteria and dirt and thereby arrest the ongoing deterioration (key is keeping it clean and dry), and we can develop and test all the preservation and restoration techiques that can be applied to ensure that as much original materials and structures as possible will be preserved.2) When additional funds are available we will be able to apply (stage by stage) -- beginning with the LES and working downward -- the tested and approved preservation tasks and begin to return the artifact to very near its original appearance.It has always been our wish that eventually a permanent indoor display will be provided for the artifact. There have been a number of proposals and plans over the years. The problem was that we simply ran out of time to wait for a permanent solution. We had to act to be sure that the rocket would survive long enough to move into a new permanent home.The rocket is now documented and will soon be stabilized -- no small accomplishment. It will be available to visitors. However, I still look forward to the day it is restored and has a permanent home.Allan [This message has been edited by aneedell (edited February 04, 2005).]
Our hope and expectation is twofold: 1) with currently available resources we can fully document the current condition of the rocket, we can structurally stabilize all stages of the rocket, we can clean of mold, mildew, bacteria and dirt and thereby arrest the ongoing deterioration (key is keeping it clean and dry), and we can develop and test all the preservation and restoration techiques that can be applied to ensure that as much original materials and structures as possible will be preserved.
2) When additional funds are available we will be able to apply (stage by stage) -- beginning with the LES and working downward -- the tested and approved preservation tasks and begin to return the artifact to very near its original appearance.
It has always been our wish that eventually a permanent indoor display will be provided for the artifact. There have been a number of proposals and plans over the years. The problem was that we simply ran out of time to wait for a permanent solution. We had to act to be sure that the rocket would survive long enough to move into a new permanent home.
The rocket is now documented and will soon be stabilized -- no small accomplishment. It will be available to visitors. However, I still look forward to the day it is restored and has a permanent home.
Allan
[This message has been edited by aneedell (edited February 04, 2005).]
Contact Us | The Source for Space History & Artifacts
Copyright 1999-2024 collectSPACE. All rights reserved.