Overflow's Great Thread of NASA Knowledge

[FenwickHockey65]

lol. Epic fail Adam.

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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-...on-dead-at-82/

Neil Armstrong dead at 82 due to complications from cardiovascular surgery.

America has lost a great hero today.

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Thanks for posting that, Fen.

Not only did we lose an American legend, but we lost a worldwide legend.

For any of you that don't know, Neil Armstrong was the first man to step foot on the moon on June 20th, 1969 on the Apollo 11 mission. He's also the man who said, "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

I'd like for everyone to take a moment of silence to remember this true hero.

Godspeed Mr. Neil Armstrong. You will always be remembered for what great risks you took for the exploration of space.

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Atlas V being rolled back to the Air Force VAB to take cover for Isaac. Next laugh window is August 30th at 4:05 AM.

[GoldCartridgeGamer]

So is this where everyone has gone now instead of PWA? I haven't been on here as much so out of the loop on things.

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Originally Posted by Lgndryhr

So is this where everyone has gone now instead of PWA? I haven't been on here as much so out of the loop on things.

This is the home to all PWA exiles and rebels.

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Originally Posted by Overflow

This is the home to all PWA exiles and rebels.

Makes sense. So one by one PWA will become a thing of the past.

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Originally Posted by Lgndryhr

Makes sense. So one by one PWA will become a thing of the past.

Maybe.

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NASA send two jets to LA Saturday to preview the route Endeavour will take over LA.

NASA did some prep work Saturday for the highly anticipated tour across the skies of Southern California for the space shuttle Endeavour.
On Saturday, two NASA jets, a T-38 trainer and an F-18 Hornet, circled low across the Southland for several hours, scouting possible routes — and backdrops — for a scenic flyover by Endeavor before its Sept. 20 touchdown in Los Angeles, officials said.
NASA awarded the retired orbiter last year to the California Science Center in Exposition Park, where it will be put on permanent display. The shuttle will be ferried to Los Angeles from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on the back of a modified Boeing 747.
NASA spokesman Michael Curie said Saturday's flights, at about 1,500 feet, were intended to help the agency map out the shuttle's arrival, and the viability of a celebratory flyover.
He said the pilots would examine and photograph potential challenges and hazards in the area, including cellphone, radio and TV towers, and would consider various routes and altitudes. "They need to get as much information as possible ahead of time," he said.
But they also would be looking for the best camera angles for photographs of the shuttle flying over iconic Los Angeles-area landmarks, including the Hollywood sign, Disneyland and the ocean.
"There are a lot of landmarks and beautiful buildings and landscapes in the area that would make tremendous photo ops with the space shuttle flying near it," he said.
When Endeavour's sister shuttle, Discovery, arrived in Washington, D.C., in April, its arrival flight took it past the Capitol, the Washington Monument and other landmarks, creating memorable images.

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After keeping silent for a while, I finally have some pictures to share.

Workers sign a steel beam before it is placed at the highest point of a new exhibit facility under construction at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The 90,000-square-foot facility will house space shuttle Atlantis and 62 shuttle program exhibits.






More pics to come!

[FenwickHockey65]

Yay the thread is back!

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More pictures...

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Now to get to the actual Space Shuttle..

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a United Space Alliance technician installs a thermal protection system carrier panel on the space shuttle Atlantis in Bay 2 of the Orbiter Processing Facility. Atlantis is undergoing final preparations for its transfer to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex targeted for November.




At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a mock air lock is prepared for installation in the payload bay of the space shuttle Atlantis in Bay 2 of the Orbiter Processing Facility.






A crane is used to lift a mock air lock being prepared for installation in the payload bay of the Space Shuttle Atlantis.







United Space Alliance technicians install a mock air lock in the payload bay of the Space Shuttle Atlantis in Bay 2 of the Orbiter Processing Facility.