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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

Check out non-shuttle galleries too.

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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MSFC Huntsville Photos

Shuttle Data Main
ICD Drawings
STS-47 - Endeavour
Endeavour not STS-047
ET Photos
SRB
Orbiter
SSME Engines
Struts & Interfaces
Stacking
Stack Closeups
Shuttle On Pad
Launches
MSFC
STS-91 Lite ET
STS-95_Glenn
STS-98_ISS
Florida Today
747 Shuttle
Other