As the Shuttle Program nears its end..., ...lets look at something from the beginning. |
As the Shuttle Program nears its end..., ...lets look at something from the beginning. |
Nov 14 2007, 02:27 PM
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I've been browsing the NTRS looking for pre-flight space shuttle artwork (Don't download anything from the JSC their scanner is blurry.) and I've found a few familiar friends there and one item that really stands out.
It's a picture of the Space Shuttle and the E.S.R.O. Spacelab... It's a picture that puts into full perspective just how long it took to get the shuttles flying and just how long they have been flying. (E.S.R.O became the ESA in 1974) |
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Nov 18 2007, 08:59 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 17-November 07 From: in a IA corn field Member No.: 3963 |
I tried searching NTRS to see if I could find of the same, but could find nothing. Could you give me some hints on how to work the search or just share more.
That is and interesting picture for sure, and you are right about how much time and effort it touch. I remember see things about the shuttle when I was in grade school, years before it flew and I'm 44 now. It took alot to develope and test. |
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Nov 19 2007, 12:54 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 212 Joined: 19-July 05 Member No.: 442 |
I tried searching NTRS to see if I could find of the same, but could find nothing. Could you give me some hints on how to work the search or just share more. That is and interesting picture for sure, and you are right about how much time and effort it took. I remember see things about the shuttle when I was in grade school, years before it flew and I'm 44 now. It took alot to develope and test. I've got back to you and I hope you find what you are looking for. I thought I'd add three more artists impressions, all dating from the early-mid 1970's, from the ones I found. The first is a rather evocative picture of the Space Shuttle mounted on the back of a 747, the second is a picture of the shuttle coming in to land at the Cape. The last shows the loading of the LDEF dating from the period when it was planned to launch it during a Spacelab mission. What dreams we had... |
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Nov 19 2007, 01:55 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 17-November 07 From: in a IA corn field Member No.: 3963 |
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Nov 21 2007, 01:04 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Well, here's a real blast from the past; looks like late 60s/early 70s vintage:
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Nov 21 2007, 01:36 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 753 Joined: 23-October 04 From: Greensboro, NC USA Member No.: 103 |
One of the "might have been" aspects of the Space Shuttle program was the plan to launch military missions from the "Slick Six" launch site at Vandenberg AFB in California. Here's a picture of the Enterprise in place as a test article as they renovated the launch pad. Vandenberg was abandoned as a Shuttle launch and landing site when the military decided to go with other launch vehicles after Challenger.
-------------------- Jonathan Ward
Manning the LCC at http://www.apollolaunchcontrol.com |
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Nov 21 2007, 01:50 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 321 Joined: 6-April 06 From: Cape Canaveral Member No.: 734 |
I've got back to you and I hope you find what you are looking for. I thought I'd add three more artists impressions, all dating from the early-mid 1970's, from the ones I found. The first is a rather evocative picture of the Space Shuttle mounted on the back of a 747, the second is a picture of the shuttle coming in to land at the Cape. The last shows the loading of the LDEF dating from the period when it was planned to launch it during a Spacelab mission. What dreams we had... That isn't LDEF but the bottom of 2 pallets |
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Nov 21 2007, 10:06 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 593 Joined: 20-April 05 Member No.: 279 |
Nprev, regarding the top-right "wraparound" fuel tank design. I remember images of that from ages back - but shudder to think about the risks of foam shedding!
Andy |
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Nov 21 2007, 10:31 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
I'm with you there; the vertical stabilizers look pretty vulnerable. Well, didn't happen...
I always favored the manned boost stage plus the orbital "dart" myself. There's a dynamite pic of a model of this (ca. 1972, IIRC) that someone posted a few months back; I'll see if I can find it. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Nov 21 2007, 05:01 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 17-November 07 From: in a IA corn field Member No.: 3963 |
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Nov 22 2007, 03:27 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 212 Joined: 19-July 05 Member No.: 442 |
That isn't LDEF but the bottom of 2 pallets Could be right, but the caption at the NTRS, which I took my information from, reads: QUOTE Artist concept of the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) and the Spacelab (in front) being loaded into the payload bay of the Space Shuttle. However I have learned that those descriptions should be taken with a grain of salt, the picture I posted to the OP, showing the shuttle/spacelab claims that the shuttle is carrying space colony components... |
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