Orion in Chains

3 responses to “Orion in Chains”

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   jurvetson

   Apr 12, 2012 at 11:38 pm

   Looks like a mock up

   

   Just outside is the new Aries Mobile Launcher (which may get repurposed, since the Aries rocket was cancelled in 2010). This is the top of the platform, which I shot from quite a distance:
   
   I was testing the Canon 800mm lens in low light.

   And there she is, standing 345 ft. tall, in the distance behind the VAB:
   
   For a sense of scale, that American flag is as tall as a 20 story building. It was added in 1976.

   Entering the cavernous VAB…. the largest single-story building in the world:
   

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   Wind Watcher

   Apr 13, 2012 at 3:37 am

   It would be interesting to see the Apollo capsule next to the Orion capsule for comparison. Impressive building! You can see it from a distance! http://www.flickr.com/photos/wind-watcher/6873705022/

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   solerena

   Apr 13, 2012 at 4:17 am

   Great one, and today is Yuri Gagarin’s birthday, still big space holiday in Russia.

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