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Topic: Photo of the week 648 (March 25, 2017)
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heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 03-24-2017 03:39 PM
   
 Apollo-Saturn 203, the second in the Saturn-1B development mission series, was launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 37 at 10:53 a.m., July 5, 1966. AS-203 carried 20,000 lbs. of liquid hydrogen into space for investigation of the fuel's behavioral characteristics. This photo was made by the USAF/Northrop-Nortronics ALOTS (Airborne Lightweight Optical Tracking System) installed in a Boeing C-135 aircraft. White sheath over the S-IVB second stage is the vehicle's shock wave and resultant condensation of moist air. Note another shock wave visible as a faint white streak at a near-right angle from the bottom of the second stage. Circular glare surrounding the engine section is caused by glare within the ALOTS lens. |
bobslittlebro
Member Posts: 179
From: Douglasville, Ga U.S.A.
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 03-24-2017 04:46 PM
Outstanding photo Ed! |
Ronpur
Member Posts: 1211
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 03-24-2017 09:29 PM
Another amazing photo I have never seen!! Thank you again! |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 03-25-2017 04:26 AM
Never this seen this one either! Keep them coming!. |
sparky
New Member Posts: 4
From: Jacksonville, FL
Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 03-25-2017 08:02 AM
Another week, another great photo I've never seen before...Thanks, Ed! |
Panther494
Member Posts: 402
From: London UK
Registered: Jan 2013
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posted 03-25-2017 09:57 AM
What great image, thank you. |
Headshot
Member Posts: 864
From: Vancouver, WA, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 03-25-2017 10:29 AM
Nice shot Ed!I remember seeing a black and white video clip of the liquid sloshing around the inside of the tank. I seem to recall the interior was painted in black and white sections of specific sizes that allowed engineers to determine the directions the liquid was sloshing and the rate at which it flowed. |
mach3valkyrie
Member Posts: 719
From: Albany, Oregon
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 03-25-2017 04:11 PM
Yeah, that's a great shot. Same plane must have taken the film of launch from the pad through staging. |
Tom
Member Posts: 1597
From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 03-25-2017 05:29 PM
Awesome photo, Ed!! |
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