Don't Drop It...

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 12/08/2016 at 10:30 • Filed to: planelopnik, spacelopnik

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An aerial view of Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise being hoisted into Marshall’s Dynamic Test Stand for the Mated Vertical Ground Vibration test (MVGVT). The test on October 4, 1978 marked the first time ever that the entire Space Shuttle elements—an Orbiter, an External Tank (ET), and two Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB)—were mated together. The purpose of the vibration tests was to verify that the Space Shuttle performed its launch configuration as predicted.

Text and photo via NAS

AuthiCooper1300 > ttyymmnn 12/08/2016 at 10:41

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I know it is a horrendous cliché, but it does look like a toy Shuttle.

Maybe due to the lack of insignia, the covered windscreens etc.

Fantastic picture, thanks for sharing it.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ttyymmnn 12/08/2016 at 10:42

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I’d like to see the bid specification of that crane and hoist mechanism.

Wacko > AuthiCooper1300 12/08/2016 at 11:04

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it looks like a hot wheels box

Justin Hughes > ttyymmnn 12/08/2016 at 11:09

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Enterprise may never have been to space, but it’s seen some interesting times regardless.

And then there’s this guy...

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > ttyymmnn 12/08/2016 at 11:23

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More neat pictures here https://archive.org/details/MSFC-7992372

What I want to know is why they didn’t put a door lower down so that they could get everything into the building and then hoist it to vertical. Seems like it would be more difficult to hoist everything from outside and then put it into the building through a hole in the roof / top of the wall.

f86sabre > ttyymmnn 12/08/2016 at 11:28

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I think the same rig was used for the Saturn V and I believe they will be using it for the SLS.

EngineerWithTools > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 12/08/2016 at 11:30

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That’s a stiff-leg derrick (insert joke here). Lots of capacity and portable / self erecting (insert another joke here).

Spec 1A: DON’T DROP SHIT

DipodomysDeserti > ttyymmnn 12/08/2016 at 11:36

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Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > EngineerWithTools 12/08/2016 at 12:52

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Div 0, O700 General Conditions: If shit is dropped you are in deep shit.

Roundbadge > ttyymmnn 12/09/2016 at 09:37

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Missed this yesterday. That said,