The liftoff of the Mars Science Laboratory is now scheduled for 10:02 EST from Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex 41. In coming days, as time permits, I’ll post the photographs of the MSL mission, and write about NASA’s plans now going forward from the Space Shuttle from briefings NASA has held this week for the [...]
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Saturday, November 26, 2011 == NASA heads to Mars
Posted in launch pad 39-b, tagged kennedy space center, launch date, mars, mars science laboratory, pad 41 on November 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) == launches Saturday, November 26, 2011
Posted in launch pad 39-b, tagged kennedy space center, ksc, launch date, mars, mars science laboratory on November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The MSL launch has been pushed back one day from its original launch date. Now the planned launch will be no earlier than Saturday, November 26, 2011. For NASA updates and more on this mission, click HERE The launch will be from Kennedy Space Center. A series of briefing will be broadcast on line daily [...]
Pad 39-A & the Rotating Service Structure (RSS)
Posted in launch pad 39-a, launch pad 39-b, STS-135, tagged atlantis, crawler, do bird affect the shuttle, final shuttle launch, pad 39 A, pad 39b, rotating service structure, shuttle, sts-135 on June 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
These 20 photographs were taken by either Pete Crow or Carol Anne Swagler on June 17, 2011 between 5:30 am and 3:30 pm at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]
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Posted in launch pad 39-a, launch pad 39-b, tagged atlantis, constellation, final shuttle mission, kennedy space center, launch pad 39-a, launch pad 39-b, pete crow, peter m crow, rotating service structure, rss, seine harbour productions, sts-135 on June 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Dawn, Friday June 17, 2011, at Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39-A. Atlantis is on the pad, and the RSS (rotating service structure) is open. During the night the final payload in the shuttle program arrived at the pad ready to be placed in the Atlantis cargo bay. The media and KSC employees were invited [...]
