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Topic: Photo of the week 330 (February 26, 2011)
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heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 02-26-2011 02:24 AM
   
 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft NASA-905 ferries Columbia back to KSC on March 1, 2001, after a lengthy refurbishment period at the Rockwell plant in Downey. Several hours earlier Columbia's sister-ship Atlantis was ferried back by NASA-911 from Dryden to KSC, following the STS-98 mission. Although they were many miles apart, this was the first and only time two orbiters were being ferried at the same time. Ed Hengeveld |
Spoon
Member Posts: 143
From: Cumbria, UK
Registered: May 2006
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posted 02-26-2011 03:58 AM
Thank you Ed. So many happy memories, but now all viewed with a wistful melancholy. |
history in miniature
Member Posts: 600
From: Slatington, PA
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 02-26-2011 02:32 PM
That is one "dirty bird." |
OV-105
Member Posts: 816
From: Ridgecrest, CA
Registered: Sep 2000
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posted 02-26-2011 03:34 PM
quote:
Originally posted by history in miniature:
That is one "dirty bird."
Beauty is in the eye. There was always something about Columbia that was special. Maybe it is a first love kinda thing. |
music_space
Member Posts: 1179
From: Canada
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 02-26-2011 04:37 PM
"Why Do NASA Space Shuttles Look So Dirty?" according to space.com. |
328KF
Member Posts: 1234
From:
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 02-26-2011 10:09 PM
Do any photos exist of both the orbiters and SCA's together at KSC after their arrivals? |
history in miniature
Member Posts: 600
From: Slatington, PA
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 02-27-2011 11:25 AM
Sorry, I didn't mean that in a negative way. The cosmetic appearance of the orbiter is reflective of it's purpose in life, and oh what a purpose. |
micropooz
Member Posts: 1512
From: Washington, DC, USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 02-27-2011 04:32 PM
History-in-Miniature, no need to apologize! I remember seeing Columbia in the OPF once about 15-20 years ago, with a big glob of seagull excrement decorating a tile right in front of the windscreen. It really brought home how these pristine-on-the-inside spacecraft take a beating on the outside... |
astro-nut
Member Posts: 946
From: Washington, IL
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 03-01-2011 12:21 PM
A beautiful photo indeed!! I always enjoyed seeing photos of the SCA with the Shuttles. |
Gilbert
Member Posts: 1328
From: Carrollton, GA USA
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 03-01-2011 12:47 PM
That is a beautiful photo. |
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