Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

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

Here is Orbiter Atlantis OV-104, surrounded by the Rotating Service Structure, atPad 39B as it undergoes pre-launch preparations for mission STS-112, in 2002. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Checking out the Space Shuttle artifacts at the INFINITY Science Center. #spaceshuttle #nasa #infinitysciencecenter #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Orbiter Endeavour OV-105, docked to the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station during STS-118. The orbiter's Canadian-built Remote Manipulator System (RMS) robotic arm and station's Canadarm2 are also featured in the scene. The SPACEHAB pressurized logistics module is visible in Endeavour's payload bay. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is Orbiter Discovery OV-103 on approach to ISS during the STS-131, you can see the airlock behind the cabin. Also note the ejection marker next to the window. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is the underside of Orbiter Discovery OV-103 photographed by an Expedition 23 crew member as the shuttle approaches the International Space Station during STS-131. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is Orbiter Endeavour OV-105 in 2010 on STS-130 delivering the Tranquility node and the Cupola to the ISS. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari