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STS-47
50th space shuttle mission

aka "Aptloft #2"

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(aka photo# STS047-214-003)

 Jay Apt uses SAREX II on OV-105's forward flight deck (during mission)  

Photos of STS-47, which launched September 12, 1992, and landed September 20. It was Orbiter Endeavour's second mission.

This flight was of special note for two reasons.

One, because it was longtime NAR member and former NAR trustee Jay Apt's second mission.

Two, that the launch date was almost perfectly timed for many people arriving for the 1992 WSMC in Melbourne, Florida.

This is the mission that George Gassaway has modeled.

All photos on this page document that mission. Many photos are from 8 x 10's that have been scanned. Some 8 x 10's courtesy of KSC Public Affairs Office, some purchased. Some from the web (either as Jpegs or I.D.'ed for purchased pics), and some from personal contacts.

Links for STS-47 info          List of some STS-47 photos

Crew:

Robert L. Gibson (4), Commander

Curtis L. Brown (1), Jr, Pilot

Mark C. Lee (2), Payload Commander

N. Jan Davis (2), Mission Specialist

Jay Apt (2), Mission Specialist

Mae C. Jemison (1), Mission Specialist

Mamoru Mohri (1), Payload Specialist

Primary payload: Japan's Spacelab-J


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 Ken Mizoi holds George's 1/60 Orbiter during STS-47 launch
 
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This first set of photos are 8 x 10 prints courtesy of KSC Public Affairs Office
Nearly all the KSC PAO photos were surprises, not found on the web.
Some of the scanned photos are shown enlarged & cropped to show details

Close-up crop of Endeavour
 
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Close-up crop of ET/SRB stack
Rollout to Pad. Windows have protective covers over them.

Close-up crop with good view of conduits, Lox line, & foam ramps
 
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There are also two nice stack photos of Endeavour STS-49, in the Endeavour non-STS-47 folder.

While there are always some detail differences between flights, even using the same orbiter and close timeframe, those two photos are useful as long as one keeps that in mind.

Due to a scheduling quirk, STS-49 was actually Endeavour's first mission. That's why it's tiles look so fresh. STS-47 was Endeavour's 2nd flight.

 Pilot Curtis Brown Jr. & Commander Robert "Hoot" Gibson
Close-up version - Rare to see anything of the -Z "far side" of an ET.
Mission Specialist Mamoru Mohri
Close-up version - "Far side" view of the left, with SRB & Intertank detail.

 

A modeler who works at KSC (and prefers to be semi-anonymous) provided these Jpegs of detail photos taken by the ice inspection team shortly before STS-47's launch.

The Ice Inspection Team checks over the shuttle shortly before launch to see that nothing is wrong. Not just ice but anything. They also document what they see by taking photographs


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Bipod, or forward struts, which attach the orbiter to the ET. Lox line in background.
View from left side.
Left: Intertank access door.
Middle: GUCP umbilical
Right: Left hand SRB
View of "far side" of ET.

This is the -Z side,
orbiter is on +Z side

Closer view, better detail visible of ET aft dome, struts, & SRB attach rings. Also the "manhole covers" used for construction access inside the ET Hydrogen tank before being welded shut.

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Right side view of ET aft strut attachment with Orbiter & other details
Comparison merge & rotation of previous two photos
Yep, the ice team checks the shuttle over when fully fueled...
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Cropped close-up

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Useful side view for the struts, ET details, colors, and orbiter marking placement
Cropped close-up
A bit better print of the same photo, but the bottom was cropped too short on the actual print
Photo via KSC PAO shows it a bit higher up
Cropped close-up

 


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Cropped close-up

 


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Cropped close-up

Somewhat sharper print than at left
STS-47 landing

Sept 20, 1992

 


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Cropped close-up

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