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Topic: Photo of the week 75d (April 9)
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heng44 Member Posts: 3387 From: Netherlands Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 04-09-2006 05:54 AM
Twenty-five years ago this month I was at the Kennedy Space Center to cover the launch of STS-1. It was an experience I will never forget. Two days after launch I also saw the landing at the Dryden Flight Research Center. To commemorate the flight I will post a daily photo, giving a day-by-day account of some of the things I saw during that exciting week. This is a photo I took myself, while standing near the pad perimeter of Launch Complex 39A at KSC in the early evening of April 9, 1981. This was part of the so-called ‘sunset tour’, where a few busloads of reporters were driven out to the pad to watch the sun sink behind the Columbia. It was a magnificent sight! Ed Hengeveld |
Tom Member Posts: 1597 From: New York Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 04-09-2006 10:22 AM
Ed...great shot to have John and Crip autograph! |
Moonpaws Member Posts: 685 From: Lee's summit, MO Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 04-09-2006 10:44 AM
It sure looks terrific with the main tank painted white. Did they have foam issues when paint was used? |
Tom Member Posts: 1597 From: New York Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 04-09-2006 11:16 AM
I believe that question was brought up in a news conference following the STS-114 launch last July. If I remember correctly, the answer was yes, that there was foam loss with both the unpainted (brown) tank and the white one used on STS-1 and 2.
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CJC Member Posts: 95 From: Ireland Registered: Nov 2003
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posted 04-09-2006 04:19 PM
ED,These photos of yours are amazing and fantastic! It brings back so many memories of that time. Keep them coming! CJC |
cddfspace Member Posts: 609 From: Morris County, NJ, USA Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 04-09-2006 04:54 PM
Ed,Excellent shot! Thanks for sharing! CDDFSPACE |