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kittystalker — One Discovery at a Time
Published: 2005-07-16 02:19:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 4910; Favourites: 162; Downloads: 794
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This is one of the by-products of being involved in a National Competition with NASA. In this rare opportunity, we got to see the shuttle Discovery first hand while it was being moved back to the assembly building at Cape Canaveral.Related content
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everything about this is awesome. the color, the composition, and the subject. this is one stellar photo.
david
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Lucky dog! Thanks for the closeup.
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that's a hell of a site, while living in florida I saw a shuttle launch, but have never seen it this close up.
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very good shot.. i like it.. it looks very abstract.. by the way.. this photo was made by you?
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Yes. A group of us got to see it up close in late May as part of the NASA Means Business Competition.
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Nice shot. For the first time ever I was excited about watching the launch but they had to cancel.
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That's a rad shot, are they caterpillar tracks?! I thought it'd be on rails...
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I've seen this on Discovery channel once. As far as I remember they use specially made paved roads, I think they even have to cross a highway at one point from the hanger to the launch pad.
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Rad, I always assumed it'd be on rails...Imagine driving that think..."Think I'll take the highway..."
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They use this coarse rock material that is a number of feet thick that it rolls over. The rocks are completely pulverized as it passes over them. They call the machine that carries the shuttle the Crawler. There are actual offices inside that thing. It is built by the same people who make warships. This actually sits below the shuttle as it launches and has to be retrofit after every launch.
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Cheers fer the info, I'm in awe of that damn machine, and I though those massive mining machines were cool!
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