MSFC

MSFC Huntsville Photos

MSFC - Marshall Space Flight Center, in Huntsville, AL. Some REALLY nice photos from MSFC's "MIX" Photo galleries

For more go to: http://mix.msfc.nasa.gov/UTILS/SpaceShutProj.cgi

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Also, for explanations of some of these photos, cut and paste the first 7 digits into the following url (replace the "xxxxxx"):

http://mix.msfc.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/MSFC-xxxxxxx.html

Some of these photos have larger multi-meg versions available for download

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			Inside of ET Hydogen tank	ET being assembled at Michoud
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First ET. Used for MPTA static test firings at Stennis Space Center.	Pathfinder's original use, test-fitting and practicing before risking hoisting Enterprise into the Vibration Test Building at MFSC	Oddly noseless (no Lox tank) ET being placed in Saturn-V 1st stage test stand	Enterprise was flown into MSFC in March 1978 for full-stack vibration testing	Saturn-IB in foreground at MSFC is the same one placed at the welcome center on I-65 a year later (1979). Also note original Saturn-I & a few other rockets.
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Enterprise lowered in place. The Vibration Test Building was built for testing the Saturn-V	ET nose (Lox tank) being tested	SRB stacking in Vibration Test Building. The propellant was inert	SRB Forward Skirt & Frustum.	SSME's were tested at the Stennis Center in Missisissippi
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STS-3 ET	This is for real, an Air Force plane with powerful side-looking camera took this shot of one of STS-5's SRB's tumbling.	Nose cap comes off to deploy drogue.	At the right time/altitude, the frustum separates, releasing the 3 main chutes,	SRB nozzle is plugged, air pumped in to make it float horizontally, then towed back More SRB ocean photos
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ET's used for STS-5, 6, and 7			STS-54 ET
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