Launch Complex 5/6 Spin Test Facility |
Launch Complex 5/6 Spin Test Facility |
Dec 19 2022, 03:43 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 7-February 14 Member No.: 7125 |
The Launch Complex 5/6 Spin Test Facility is located in the red circle. It is the site where the upperstages and payloads of all the Jupiter-C, Juno I and Juno II were prepared and spin balanced. I its also the site were final assembly and encapsulation of Rangers 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 was performed as well as Mariners 1 & 2 and all the Lunar Orbiters.
Here are some photos after the construction of the facility in 1956. https://www.flickr.com/gp/155900140@N02/j3ceyXNJQ0 These photos were obtained from the JPL archives (Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech) I will be posting photos of the planetary missions in the appropriate forums. I will post the Juno Explorer and Pioneer missions here. I would like some feedback on how Flickr works for this. |
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Dec 19 2022, 05:33 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 7-February 14 Member No.: 7125 |
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Dec 19 2022, 08:02 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 55 Joined: 8-November 06 From: Indiana, USA Member No.: 1337 |
Here is a teaser of some photos of spacecraft processed in the facility These are Fantastic. Are these proof test models or the actual hardware launched? Do you know which of the Mariner, Ranger and Lunar Orbiters are photographed here? Thank you for sharing these photographs. |
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