Pre-Launch Images of the Space Shuttle Endeavour
Pre-Launch Images of the Space Shuttle Endeavour
Early this morning, NASA scrubbed the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour (STS-127). For the second time in less than a week, the U.S. space agency called off the planned launch after a hydrogen leak was detected near the ground umbilical carrier plate (GUCP).
According to #-Link-Snipped-#, this latest leak "appears to point to a different issue with the hydrogen vent system". In the wake of Endeavour's first unsuccessful launch attempt last Saturday, a NASA team had carefully selected a replacement seal from a batch of six available spares.
But the June 17 launch of STS-127 was not to be. According to NASA, the next planned launch of Endeavour will be no earlier than (NET) July 11. Fortunately, CR4ers who appreciate stories about the space shuttle program won't have to wait that long to enjoy images of Endeavour.
Thanks to Joby Minor's Photo Galleries at pbase.com, a wonderful photographer who currently works for NASA in Huntsville, Alabama, CR4 has permission to bring you these pre-launch images of STS-127. (All photos courtesy of Joby Minor – copyright 2009). Here are a few.
Image 1
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Image 6
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Image 14
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Image 18
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Image 29
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Image 36
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Image 38
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Image 45
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Image 51
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Image 55
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Early this morning, NASA scrubbed the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour (STS-127). For the second time in less than a week, the U.S. space agency called off the planned launch after a hydrogen leak was detected near the ground umbilical carrier plate (GUCP).
According to #-Link-Snipped-#, this latest leak "appears to point to a different issue with the hydrogen vent system". In the wake of Endeavour's first unsuccessful launch attempt last Saturday, a NASA team had carefully selected a replacement seal from a batch of six available spares.
But the June 17 launch of STS-127 was not to be. According to NASA, the next planned launch of Endeavour will be no earlier than (NET) July 11. Fortunately, CR4ers who appreciate stories about the space shuttle program won't have to wait that long to enjoy images of Endeavour.
Thanks to Joby Minor's Photo Galleries at pbase.com, a wonderful photographer who currently works for NASA in Huntsville, Alabama, CR4 has permission to bring you these pre-launch images of STS-127. (All photos courtesy of Joby Minor – copyright 2009). Here are a few.
Image 1
Image 6
Image 14
Image 18
Image 29
Image 36
Image 38
Image 45
Image 51
Image 55
For full album Visit this page:
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Ashraf HZLol, the main booster looks "patched" up.
Kashish, I think you still need to put the link back to the globalspec article 😀 If not a competitor, CR4 is at least another of our engineering brethren, hehe -
kashish0711lolz yeah sorry 😉
idk how I left it, I posted the link to the album 😕
missed it somehow
Ok here is the full album
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contains the link to the cr4 homepage too. ^_^
added in post too. 😀 -
kashish0711
someone on Cr4 said its duct tapeashLol, the main booster looks "patched" up.
rofl
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