Re: roll out of Discovery


"snidely" <Snidely.too@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> Lynndel Humphreys wrote:
> > NASA Select (DirecTv) showing roll out. Is the crawler
> > a machine or what?
>
> Something to see, ain't it? Makes your typical 18 wheeler look like a
> toy. But then, it never gets out of compound low. Of course, Tim and
> Kim and those guys have an even better appreciation of the size --
> they've been there!

I got some nice pictures from the 16th level and then the ground just behind
it in the VAB as it began moving. It's amazing how slowly it starts
moving - probably took close to 20 minutes to exit the VAB. Zero to .9 in
15 minutes...


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