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Topic: Photo of the week 289 (May 15, 2010)
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heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 05-15-2010 01:56 AM
   
 Dutch payload specialist Wubbo Ockels hitches a ride on the crawler-transporter as it moves towards the Vehicle Assembly Building to pick up the STS-61A stack (visible through the open door). This was Challenger's last successful mission and carried the Spacelab D1 laboratory as well as the largest Shuttle crew of eight astronauts. Ed Hengeveld |
PowerCat
Member Posts: 193
From: Herington, KS, USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 05-15-2010 10:47 AM
Notice in the far left bay you can see the next stack being assembled. That was quite a busy time for NASA prior to the Challnger accident. |
heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 05-15-2010 11:04 AM
That is the stack they are about to pick up... |
Steve Procter
Member Posts: 1031
From: Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 05-16-2010 11:06 AM
Ed, is there a photo of Wubbo by the Crawlerway with his arm up shouting 'TAXI!'  |
apolloprojeckt
Member Posts: 1447
From: Arnhem, Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2009
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posted 05-16-2010 12:39 PM
Great photo Ed. The flying Dutchman, ...Dr. Magnum mustache.  |
Playalinda
Member Posts: 152
From: Peoria, AZ, USA
Registered: Oct 2009
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posted 05-16-2010 01:10 PM
Ed, I just returned from a nice Hawaiian vacation to hear the sad news of Guenter Wendt's passing. I am really sad but feel good to have met this nice and humble man. I checked your latest photo posts to find no photo in Guenter's honor.Can you post one photo of your choice. There is usually the same photos we all know in circulation but I know you can come up with one we don't know. I really enjoy your photo of the week. |
heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 05-16-2010 02:32 PM
Here is one you don't know: Guenter holding a painting I did of him (photo courtesy Noah Bradley).My Photos of the Week are selected a few weeks ahead, but I promise next week's photo will be one of Guenter.  |
dss65
Member Posts: 1156
From: Sandpoint, ID, USA
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 05-16-2010 06:31 PM
VERY cool photo, and VERY cool painting! I'm sure Guenter was very pleased.------------------
Don |
Playalinda
Member Posts: 152
From: Peoria, AZ, USA
Registered: Oct 2009
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posted 05-16-2010 09:09 PM
Ed, that's a great shot of him. I am looking forward to your scheduled Guenter photo. I bet it's one of him in the white room when he was younger. Many thanks for your service to keep the history alive.
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Fra Mauro
Member Posts: 1587
From: Bethpage, N.Y.
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 05-16-2010 11:44 PM
I think that is my favorite shuttle astronaut's name--Wubbo Ockels. I think anyone who knows who he is should go into the Space Enthusiasts' Hall of Fame. |
Apollo Redux
Member Posts: 346
From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Registered: Sep 2006
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posted 05-17-2010 05:17 PM
quote:
Originally posted by heng44:
Here is one you don't know: Guenter holding a painting I did of him (photo courtesy Noah Bradley).
Excellent! |
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