Just curious as to how they're going to transport the Shuttle to the Intrepid
and get it on board. From what I read, it weighs about 165,000 pounds empty. I
would imagine that's more than a helicopter can handle. Will they use a crane
to get it on a barge from JFK then float it to the Hudson? Another crane to get
it on deck? At any rate, I can't wait to get down there and see it.
>Just curious as to how they're going to transport the Shuttle to the >Intrepid
>and get it on board. From what I read, it weighs about 165,000 pounds >empty. I
>would imagine that's more than a helicopter can handle. Will they use a >crane
>to get it on a barge from JFK then float it to the Hudson? Another crane to >get
>it on deck? At any rate, I can't wait to get down there and see it.
Yes. One of the most high-tech aircraft will be moved by one of the most low-tech craft: barge.
On Tue, 01 May 2012 00:13:49 -0400, rfd...@optonline.net wrote:
>Just curious as to how they're going to transport the Shuttle to the Intrepid
>and get it on board. From what I read, it weighs about 165,000 pounds empty. I
>would imagine that's more than a helicopter can handle. Will they use a crane
>to get it on a barge from JFK then float it to the Hudson? Another crane to get
>it on deck? At any rate, I can't wait to get down there and see it.
I think she'll just roll onto the barge at JFK. Barge and cranes at
the Intrepid. I'm still not sure if the cranes are going to on the
barge, on the pier, or on the Intrepid, though.
Wait until Endeavour's drive through the streets of LA. I just wonder
it if will have graffiti on it and missing its tires by the time it
gets to the California Science Center... :-)
On Tue, 01 May 2012 00:13:49 -0400, rfd...@optonline.net wrote:
>Just curious as to how they're going to transport the Shuttle to the Intrepid
>and get it on board. From what I read, it weighs about 165,000 pounds empty. I
>would imagine that's more than a helicopter can handle. Will they use a crane
>to get it on a barge from JFK then float it to the Hudson? Another crane to get
>it on deck? At any rate, I can't wait to get down there and see it.
I meant to also ask, is the Enterprise's move to the Intrepid a change of plans
on it's location? I watched a two hour show on the Shuttle a week or so ago, and
at the end, the told where all the shuttles were going, and there was no mention
of the Intrepid.
>On Tue, 01 May 2012 00:13:49 -0400, rfd...@optonline.net wrote:
>>Just curious as to how they're going to transport the Shuttle to the >>Intrepid
>>and get it on board. From what I read, it weighs about 165,000 pounds >>empty. I
>>would imagine that's more than a helicopter can handle. Will they use a >>crane
>>to get it on a barge from JFK then float it to the Hudson? Another crane >>to get
>>it on deck? At any rate, I can't wait to get down there and see it.
>I meant to also ask, is the Enterprise's move to the Intrepid a change of >plans
>on it's location? I watched a two hour show on the Shuttle a week or so >ago, and
>at the end, the told where all the shuttles were going, and there was no >mention
>of the Intrepid.
Nope, no change in plans. Not sure what program that was or why they'd leave out the Intrepid.
> Just curious as to how they're going to transport the Shuttle to the Intrepid
> and get it on board. From what I read, it weighs about 165,000 pounds empty. I
> would imagine that's more than a helicopter can handle. Will they use a crane
> to get it on a barge from JFK then float it to the Hudson? Another crane to get
> it on deck? At any rate, I can't wait to get down there and see it.
What effect will constant exposure to weather (specifically, rain) going to have on the tiles?
<alan.erski...@bigpond.com> wrote:
>On 1/05/2012 2:13 PM, rfd...@optonline.net wrote:
>> Just curious as to how they're going to transport the Shuttle to the Intrepid
>> and get it on board. From what I read, it weighs about 165,000 pounds empty. I
>> would imagine that's more than a helicopter can handle. Will they use a crane
>> to get it on a barge from JFK then float it to the Hudson? Another crane to get
>> it on deck? At any rate, I can't wait to get down there and see it.
>What effect will constant exposure to weather (specifically, rain) going >to have on the tiles?
a. She only has fake tiles
b. She'll be under a tent enclosure. Not perfect, but better than the
months spent sitting outside the VAB at Kennedy in the '80s
> On Wed, 02 May 2012 07:46:14 +1000, Alan Erskine
> <alan.erski...@bigpond.com> wrote:
>> On 1/05/2012 2:13 PM, rfd...@optonline.net wrote:
>>> Just curious as to how they're going to transport the Shuttle to the Intrepid
>>> and get it on board. From what I read, it weighs about 165,000 pounds empty. I
>>> would imagine that's more than a helicopter can handle. Will they use a crane
>>> to get it on a barge from JFK then float it to the Hudson? Another crane to get
>>> it on deck? At any rate, I can't wait to get down there and see it.
>> What effect will constant exposure to weather (specifically, rain) going
>> to have on the tiles?
> a. She only has fake tiles
> b. She'll be under a tent enclosure. Not perfect, but better than the
> months spent sitting outside the VAB at Kennedy in the '80s
> Brian
Of course! Enterprise. Sorry for forgetting that beautiful bird.
In article <GQYnr.6412$v14....@viwinnwfe02.internal.bigpond.com>, alan.erski...@bigpond.com says...
> On 1/05/2012 2:13 PM, rfd...@optonline.net wrote:
> > Just curious as to how they're going to transport the Shuttle to the Intrepid
> > and get it on board. From what I read, it weighs about 165,000 pounds empty. I
> > would imagine that's more than a helicopter can handle. Will they use a crane
> > to get it on a barge from JFK then float it to the Hudson? Another crane to get
> > it on deck? At any rate, I can't wait to get down there and see it.
> What effect will constant exposure to weather (specifically, rain) going > to have on the tiles?
It will be in a climate controlled enclosure.
Jeff
-- " Ares 1 is a prime example of the fact that NASA just can't get it up anymore... and when they can, it doesn't stay up long. ;) "
- tinker
Brian Thorn wrote:
> Wait until Endeavour's drive through the streets of LA. I just wonder
> it if will have graffiti on it and missing its tires by the time it
> gets to the California Science Center... :-)
Hopefully the folks from Paramount will graffiti "NCC 1701" on its side :-)
>> Wait until Endeavour's drive through the streets of LA. I just wonder
>> it if will have graffiti on it and missing its tires by the time it
>> gets to the California Science Center... :-)
>Hopefully the folks from Paramount will graffiti "NCC 1701" on its side :-)
That joke might have worked better if we were talking about Enterprise and not Endeavour.
In article <oee3q7pe9p12it37fs8vgotn6u2g0em...@4ax.com>, bthorn64
@suddenlink.net says...
> On Wed, 2 May 2012 08:40:55 -0400, Jeff Findley
> <jeff.find...@nospam.ugs.com> wrote:
> >> What effect will constant exposure to weather (specifically, rain) going > >> to have on the tiles?
> >It will be in a climate controlled enclosure.
> Eventually, when it moves across the street. At first, I think it will
> just be under a glorified tent.
A climate controlled tent. That's far better than the fate of the Skylab trainer in Alabama. Someone should be tanken out and shot for letting that piece of space history literally rot in a parking lot. :-(
Jeff
-- " Ares 1 is a prime example of the fact that NASA just can't get it up anymore... and when they can, it doesn't stay up long. ;) "
- tinker
> Just curious as to how they're going to transport the Shuttle to the Intrepid
> and get it on board. From what I read, it weighs about 165,000 pounds empty. > I would imagine that's more than a helicopter can handle. Will they use a > crane to get it on a barge from JFK then float it to the Hudson? Another > crane to get it on deck? At any rate, I can't wait to get down there and see > it.
