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October 2nd 05, 04:32 AM
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LUT cranes
I've never seen any clear images of the LUT cranes in use, nor found any
specific info in Moonport. Were they used in routine stacking ops in some way? 
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October 3rd 05, 01:27 AM
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Michael Kramer wrote: I've never seen any clear images of the LUT cranes in use, nor found any specific info in Moonport. Were they used in routine stacking ops in some way? According to: "http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/nasafact/count4fss.htm" the hammerhead cranes provided "hoisting services as required in pad operations". These service needs were apparently infrequent enough for shuttle that it was decided to remove the cranes in favor of use of ground cranes when needed, simplifying maintenance. I suspect that the hammerhead might have been used to hoist the Saturn IB replacement fins during one of the mid-1970s flights from LC 39. - Ed Kyle
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October 3rd 05, 01:26 PM
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Ed Kyle wrote:
Michael Kramer wrote: I've never seen any clear images of the LUT cranes in use, nor found any specific info in Moonport. Were they used in routine stacking ops in some way? According to: "http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/nasafact/count4fss.htm" the hammerhead cranes provided "hoisting services as required in pad operations". These service needs were apparently infrequent enough for shuttle that it was decided to remove the cranes in favor of use of ground cranes when needed, simplifying maintenance. I suspect that the hammerhead might have been used to hoist the Saturn IB replacement fins during one of the mid-1970s flights from LC 39. - Ed Kyle Was à ground cranes http://images.ksc.nasa.gov/photos/19...3C-0786.02.jpg and MSS little cranes http://images.ksc.nasa.gov/photos/19...3C-0796.06.jpg -- Cordialement, Didier Capdevila webmaster de capcomespace.net, le site de l'espace. Rédacteur à Espace Magazine, le magazine de la conquête de l'espace
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#4
October 3rd 05, 03:44 PM
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Capcom wrote: Ed Kyle wrote: Michael Kramer wrote: I've never seen any clear images of the LUT cranes in use, nor found any specific info in Moonport. Were they used in routine stacking ops in some way? According to: "http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/nasafact/count4fss.htm" the hammerhead cranes provided "hoisting services as required in pad operations". These service needs were apparently infrequent enough for shuttle that it was decided to remove the cranes in favor of use of ground cranes when needed, simplifying maintenance. I suspect that the hammerhead might have been used to hoist the Saturn IB replacement fins during one of the mid-1970s flights from LC 39. - Ed Kyle Was =E0 ground cranes http://images.ksc.nasa.gov/photos/19...3C-0786.02.jpg and MSS little cranes http://images.ksc.nasa.gov/photos/19...3C-0796.06.jpg -- Cordialement, Didier Capdevila webmaster de capcomespace.net, le site de l'espace. R=E9dacteur =E0 Espace Magazine, le magazine de la conqu=EAte de l'espace Nice find. I stand corrected! Perhaps the hammerheads were limited to unplanned GSE lifts, etc.. - Ed Kyle
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#5
October 4th 05, 10:51 AM
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Ed Kyle wrote:
Capcom wrote: Ed Kyle wrote: Michael Kramer wrote: I've never seen any clear images of the LUT cranes in use, nor found any specific info in Moonport. Were they used in routine stacking ops in some way? According to: "http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/nasafact/count4fss.htm" the hammerhead cranes provided "hoisting services as required in pad operations". These service needs were apparently infrequent enough for shuttle that it was decided to remove the cranes in favor of use of ground cranes when needed, simplifying maintenance. I suspect that the hammerhead might have been used to hoist the Saturn IB replacement fins during one of the mid-1970s flights from LC 39. - Ed Kyle Was à ground cranes http://images.ksc.nasa.gov/photos/19...3C-0786.02.jpg and MSS little cranes http://images.ksc.nasa.gov/photos/19...3C-0796.06.jpg -- Cordialement, Didier Capdevila webmaster de capcomespace.net, le site de l'espace. Rédacteur à Espace Magazine, le magazine de la conquête de l'espace Nice find. I stand corrected! Perhaps the hammerheads were limited to unplanned GSE lifts, etc.. - Ed Kyle This cranes was used for Saturn 5 inspection S2 insulation by techniciens on bascket -- Cordialement, Didier Capdevila webmaster de capcomespace.net, le site de l'espace. Rédacteur à Espace Magazine, le magazine de la conquête de l'espace
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