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One Discovery at a Time by ~kittystalker:iconkittystalker:

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This is one of the by-products of being involved in a National Competition with NASA. In this rare opportunity, we got to see the shuttle Discovery first hand while it was being moved back to the assembly building at Cape Canaveral.

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~Piss-Chump Jul 15, 2005, 6:30:56 PM
That's a rad shot, are they caterpillar tracks?! I thought it'd be on rails...

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*vxt Jul 15, 2005, 7:07:38 PM
I've seen this on Discovery channel once. As far as I remember they use specially made paved roads, I think they even have to cross a highway at one point from the hanger to the launch pad.
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*vxt Jul 15, 2005, 7:09:24 PM
Nice shot. For the first time ever I was excited about watching the launch but they had to cancel.
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~ShiWave Jul 16, 2005, 2:20:54 AM
very good shot.. i like it.. it looks very abstract.. by the way.. this photo was made by you?

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~kittystalker Jul 16, 2005, 7:13:10 AM
Yes. A group of us got to see it up close in late May as part of the NASA Means Business Competition.

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~kittystalker Jul 16, 2005, 7:19:00 AM
They use this coarse rock material that is a number of feet thick that it rolls over. The rocks are completely pulverized as it passes over them. They call the machine that carries the shuttle the Crawler. There are actual offices inside that thing. It is built by the same people who make warships. This actually sits below the shuttle as it launches and has to be retrofit after every launch.

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~Piss-Chump Jul 16, 2005, 8:02:18 AM
Rad, I always assumed it'd be on rails...Imagine driving that think..."Think I'll take the highway..."

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~Piss-Chump Jul 16, 2005, 8:03:48 AM
Cheers fer the info, I'm in awe of that damn machine, and I though those massive mining machines were cool!

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~dubou4 Jul 16, 2005, 9:30:33 AM
that's a hell of a site, while living in florida I saw a shuttle launch, but have never seen it this close up.

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~THE-PIT-MONSTER Jul 16, 2005, 12:58:52 PM
Execllent and rare shot

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NIKON CORPORATION
NIKON D70
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28 mm
May 26, 2005, 6:52:56 AM

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