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Topic: Two shuttles on the pad
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sapper82
Member Posts: 169
From: Canada
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 08-09-2001 10:21 AM
   
I came across a photo in Aviation Week and Space Technology of two shuttles ready on the pads at CC and I got to wondering how many times have two space shuttles (or more?) been in the ready position? I'm interested in getting a better picture of this (these) occurance(s). Any help on this would be appreciated.Thanks in advance,
Andrew G.
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Andrew B. Godefroy, MA, FBIS
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Ben
Member Posts: 1896
From: Cape Canaveral, FL
Registered: May 2000
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posted 08-09-2001 10:44 AM
Sixteen times, including the 104 Atlantis and 105 Discovery last month. -Ben |
WAWalsh
Member Posts: 809
From: Cortlandt Manor, NY
Registered: May 2000
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posted 08-09-2001 12:38 PM
On a parallel thread, this mission has three crew members making their second visit to the ISS. I have not gone back through the crew lists to check so -- is this the first mission with crew members making a second visit, or has this happened in the past? |
Ben
Member Posts: 1896
From: Cape Canaveral, FL
Registered: May 2000
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posted 08-09-2001 01:13 PM
Its happened before...The Exp 2 crew visited on sts-101; Rominger made two trips, 96 and 100 There are more, but I cant recall offhand. -Ben |
sapper82
Member Posts: 169
From: Canada
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 08-10-2001 12:26 PM
16!!?I was figuring maybe half a dozen times, tops. Wow. Could you provide some of the missions so I can dig through the electronic photos at KSC website? Thanks,
Andrew. |
Ben
Member Posts: 1896
From: Cape Canaveral, FL
Registered: May 2000
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posted 08-10-2001 12:33 PM
I dont know any off hand, sorry. I do know that 105/105 was the first time in a while...so start with 1998 and go backwards. I imagine also that many would have been in 1985, when they just kept launching. -Ben |
Tom
Member Posts: 1597
From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 08-10-2001 04:32 PM
The first time was in December 1985 when Challenger (STS-51L) was rolled out to 39B and Columbia (STS-61C) was on 39A.
Tom |
sapper82
Member Posts: 169
From: Canada
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 08-13-2001 06:42 PM
Thanks,I'll look into that mission. Cheers,
Andrew. |
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