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Preserving Aviation HIstory

Here is the installation of 1/3 scale model of Space Shuttle Orbiter into 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel. The speed range in the wind tunnel was variable from 0 to 300 knots. #windtunnel #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

The two 747SCA’s nose to nose, do you know which is NASA 905 and 911? #747sca #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Replacement Insulation 18, or BRI-18, tile bakes in a 2,200-degree oven to cure the ceramic coating. BRI-18 is the strongest material used for thermal insulation on the orbiters and, when coated to produce toughened unipiece fibrous insulation, provides a tile with extremely high-impact resistance. #bri18 #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is the shuttle crew escape systems (CES) tractor rocket test that was conducted at Hurricane Mesa, Utah in 1987. It was a preliminary ground test of the tractor rocket that was followed with in-air evaluations. The tractor rocket was fired from side hatch mockup #ces #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

The captive carry flights of the Enterprise on the 747SCA #747SCA #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

In the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) the external fuel tank for space shuttle Atlantis STS-125 mission is lowered into high bay 3 in 2009. It was be installed on the mobile launcher platform and attached to the solid rocket boosters already there. Good view of the attachment points to the bottom of the orbiter. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

A bit about the ejection seats on the Space Shuttle. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is Orbiter Atlantis OV-104 in the Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, prior to STS-125. It gives a good close up of the tiles around the windows. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is a look at the rotating service structure closed around Orbiter Endeavour OV-105 for STS-123 in 2008, with only the tip of the external tank showing in this view. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is the Rotating Service Structure moved into place around Orbiter Endeavour OV-105. The RSS provided protected access to the shuttle for changeout and servicing of payloads at the pad. The structure was supported by a rotating bridge that pivoted about a vertical axis on the west side of the pad's flame trench. The RSS rotated through 120 degrees on a radius of 160 feet. Support for the outer end of the bridge was provided by two eight-wheel, motor-driven trucks that mov