Re: VAB suffers some damage -- threat to contents

From: Steve Wachowski (swachowski_at_cfl.rr.com)
Date: 09/12/04


Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 02:00:40 GMT


"Scott M. Kozel" <kozelsm@attbi.com> wrote in message
news:4142FAEF.87E15873@attbi.com...
> This is from 1998, and shows the entire complex. The little road
> heading to the left from the transporter road about midway between the
> VAB and the pads, would have been the location of the transporter road
> heading to Pad 39C near the left edge of the photo --
> http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/photos/nasa/aerial/aerial05.htm

No, actually the turn to Pad 39C is along the existing crawlerway leading to
39B. The provisions for it are still there today. This is a Terraserver shot
of the crawlerway, you can see the dead end:

http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?t=1&s=13&x=335&y=1977&z=17&w=1

Steve Wachowski



Relevant Pages

  • Re: VAB suffers some damage -- threat to contents
    ... > heading to the left from the transporter road about midway between the ... > VAB and the pads, would have been the location of the transporter road ... actually the turn to Pad 39C is along the existing crawlerway leading to ...
    (sci.space.shuttle)
  • Re: VAB suffers some damage -- threat to contents
    ... >> heading to the left from the transporter road about midway between the ... >> VAB and the pads, would have been the location of the transporter road ... actually the turn to Pad 39C is along the existing crawlerway leading to ...
    (sci.space.shuttle)
  • Re: VAB suffers some damage -- threat to contents
    ... >> heading to the left from the transporter road about midway between the ... >> VAB and the pads, would have been the location of the transporter road ... actually the turn to Pad 39C is along the existing crawlerway leading to ...
    (sci.space.history)