Thursday, September 25, 2008

Two Birds on the Pad

I meant to post this sooner, but what with the wedding and all, I never got around to it until now.

Don't know if you all realized this, but for the upcoming Space Shuttle flight to Hubble, STS-125 (now moved to 2009), there needs to be a back-up shuttle on the pad ready to launch in case the crew of the Hubble mission needs rescuing. This contingency flight has a crew trained and a flight plan already in place, and is called STS-400. Because of this, when STS-125 was being readied at the Pad for lift-off, STS-400 was rolled out as well, making for a great scene of two shuttles on the pad at the same time. Here are a few that were passed around the office.



Enjoy these for now, and look for more pictures in 2009 when the Hubble mission rolls out again, hopefully to launch this time.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The pictures are beautiful. When the weather is clear and the sky is blue you can just imagine them lifting off. What a sight that would be. Maybe you can get to Fls for one of the launches?
MOM