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Postby expat » Thu Aug 02, 2012 11:46 am

What goes up, must come down......for good :'(

I visited the Air and Space museum in Chantilly VA last Sunday. Very interesting and I got quite a kick out of seeing her. I never though that I would ever stand next to a real Space Shuttle. One thing came to mind though, rather agricultural in construction I thought. I was was expecting something streamlined and slick. I was very surprised at how un-aerodynamic she is/was. However the concept worked and worked well, 39 successful missions in over 27 years of service. As of yet I have not seen any Space Shuttle picture posts, so........

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Re: What goes up....

Postby Fozzer » Thu Aug 02, 2012 11:56 am

WOW.... :o...!

Wonderful, close-up shots, Matt!

Love the wheels, brakes, and suspension!

Its certainly got a lot more tiles than there are in my Bathroom!... :o...!

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Re: What goes up....

Postby expat » Thu Aug 02, 2012 12:58 pm

WOW.... :o...!

Wonderful, close-up shots, Matt!

Love the wheels, brakes, and suspension!

Its certainly got a lot more tiles than there are in my Bathroom!... :o...!

Paul... :)...!



My wife says she would like those heat proof tiles to line our toilet......I have no idea what she means.... ;D ;D ;D

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2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.
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Postby Flying Trucker » Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:29 pm

Nice set Matt... :)
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Re: What goes up....

Postby Fozzer » Thu Aug 02, 2012 3:55 pm



My wife says she would like those heat proof tiles to line our toilet......I have no idea what she means.... ;D ;D ;D

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Re: What goes up....

Postby BlackAce » Thu Aug 02, 2012 6:02 pm

I was just at NASA Ames where the shuttle was tested in the 120x80ft. wind tunnel.  It was astonishing.  Got to love the shuttle!
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Re: What goes up....

Postby Steve M » Thu Aug 02, 2012 8:33 pm

I'm loving those photos! Thanks Matt. 8-)
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Re: What goes up....

Postby expat » Fri Aug 03, 2012 3:28 am

[quote]I was just at NASA Ames where the shuttle was tested in the 120x80ft. wind tunnel.
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Re: What goes up....

Postby expat » Fri Aug 03, 2012 3:31 am

I'm loving those photos! Thanks Matt. 8-)


I have a whole load more, but had to thin them out around 99% to post. I think my wife had looked around the whole museum in the time that I just photographed Discovery....... ;D ;D

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Re: What goes up....

Postby ozzy72 » Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:59 am

Nice photos Matt! A truly game-changing piece of engineering!
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Re: What goes up....

Postby RaptorF22 » Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:06 pm

Awesome shots!
Visited the Air & Space Museum several times in the past, but sadly have not been able to get to Dulles to see Discovery yet. :-/
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