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I'm from Australia, so apologies if I'm a little out of touch. Yep, we
had to pay to see the rocket garden, though I thought that it had always been part of the whole visitors centre. It was the first time I'd ever been there. I thought it was well worth the money, and the exchange rate is shocking (I still remember when US$1=AUS$1.12). Don't forget that they'll give a military discount, though I think you have to go down to the AFB south of the Cape (Patrick AFB?) to get it. I didn't bother. |
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"Pat Flannery" wrote in message ... Considering that the rockets in the rocket garden were paid for with taxpayer dollars (and a hell of a lot of them at that) that really sucks. Where've you been? KSC's visitor's center was turned into "Spaceport Disney" many years ago. For us taxpayers who would like to see the artifacts, it stinks. But for the vast majority of Americans, they don't have to use their tax dollars preserving space junk that they don't care about. The Saturn V at KSC got it's building due to this deal, so it isn't all bad. At least it's not rotting away outside anymore. Jeff -- Remove icky phrase from email address to get a valid address. |
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Pat Flannery wrote:
OM wrote: ...Speaking of Saturn restorations, has anyone heard anything on the progress of the JSC one? The e-mail address I had for the guy in charge no longer works(*), and the last time I was at JSC a few weeks ago, *nobody* had a clue and were curious themselves. Oh-oh...sounds like the the contributors might have gotten "their peckers cut off with a razor blade that was so sharp that they didn't even feel it." as LBJ would put it. :-) And on the third one, the just-partially-flightware Saturn V in Huntsville - I just got my "Save the Saturn" license plate, tangible confirmation that they exceeded their required $50K subscriptions by the end of last January. None too soon, either, even after they prettied up the paint job for the 1999 festivities. I heard from a friend lately who wondered whether Saturns normally had those random metal plates bolted in odd locations. Bill Keel |
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William C. Keel wrote: Pat Flannery wrote: OM wrote: ...Speaking of Saturn restorations, has anyone heard anything on the progress of the JSC one? The e-mail address I had for the guy in charge no longer works(*), and the last time I was at JSC a few weeks ago, *nobody* had a clue and were curious themselves. Oh-oh...sounds like the the contributors might have gotten "their peckers cut off with a razor blade that was so sharp that they didn't even feel it." as LBJ would put it. :-) And on the third one, the just-partially-flightware Saturn V in Huntsville - I just got my "Save the Saturn" license plate, tangible confirmation that they exceeded their required $50K subscriptions by the end of last January. None too soon, either, even after they prettied up the paint job for the 1999 festivities. I heard from a friend lately who wondered whether Saturns normally had those random metal plates bolted in odd locations. I just saw the Huntsville Saturn V. It is still at the Rocket Center, partially hidden by scaffolding and tarp, with its engines, fins, and fairings removed. Workers appeared to have finished up work on the S-IVB stage. The S-II stage was stripped of paint. Work was underway on the S-IC stage. One work is complete, the plan is to raise funds to move the Saturn V into a temporary structure near the hotel east of the Rocket Center. - Ed Kyle |
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Ed Kyle wrote:
I just saw the Huntsville Saturn V. It is still at the Rocket Center, partially hidden by scaffolding and tarp, with its engines, fins, and fairings removed. Workers appeared to have finished up work on the S-IVB stage. The S-II stage was stripped of paint. Work was underway on the S-IC stage. One work is complete, the plan is to raise funds to move the Saturn V into a temporary structure near the hotel east of the Rocket Center. Here are some snaps from my late September visit to the Huntsville Saturn V, showing restoration work in progress. "http://www.geocities.com/launchreport/hsatv1.jpg" "http://www.geocities.com/launchreport/hsatv2.jpg" "http://www.geocities.com/launchreport/hsatv3.jpg" "http://www.geocities.com/launchreport/hsatv4.jpg" "http://www.geocities.com/launchreport/hsatv5.jpg" - Ed Kyle |
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Be sure to walk over to the Debus Conference Building on the left of the
Rocket Garden. Lots of cool artifacts in the (Early space exploration" section which quite a few people miss due to them thinking its "just" the conference area. Adam |
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On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 01:31:10 -0500, OM
om@our_blessed_lady_mary_of_the_holy_NASA_researc h_facility.org wrote: ...Speaking of Saturn restorations, has anyone heard anything on the progress of the JSC one? The e-mail address I had for the guy in charge no longer works(*), and the last time I was at JSC a few weeks ago, *nobody* had a clue and were curious themselves. (*) Not that it matters. The guy was a total jerk, and after the first curt reply to my query on status - "well make an announcement when we're ready." - he refused to respond to *any* queries. Was it a guy called Steve Gerber? He emailed the scaleroc yahoo group recently saying he was involved in the restorations of both the JSC and Huntsville Saturns. |
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On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 22:45:13 +0100, Darren J Longhorn
wrote: On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 01:31:10 -0500, OM om@our_blessed_lady_mary_of_the_holy_NASA_resear ch_facility.org wrote: ...Speaking of Saturn restorations, has anyone heard anything on the progress of the JSC one? The e-mail address I had for the guy in charge no longer works(*), and the last time I was at JSC a few weeks ago, *nobody* had a clue and were curious themselves. (*) Not that it matters. The guy was a total jerk, and after the first curt reply to my query on status - "well make an announcement when we're ready." - he refused to respond to *any* queries. Was it a guy called Steve Gerber? He emailed the scaleroc yahoo group recently saying he was involved in the restorations of both the JSC and Huntsville Saturns. ....Nope, that's not the same guy. Alan Needell forwarded an e-mail query I'd sent him back when the restoration enclosure was being assembled to this particular jerk, and it was a James something-or-other who was supposedly the head guy in charge of the project. What I suspect is that a) he was probably some construction g00ber with no clue about how his e-mail worked to begin with, and b) he was just a blue-collar union goon with no understanding of public relations. Either way, I just e-mailed Alan requesting a status update, so we'll see... OM -- "Try Andre Dead Duck Canadian Champagne! | http://www.io.com/~o_m Rated the lamest of the cheapest deported | Sergeant-At-Arms brands by the Condemned in Killfile Hell!" | Human O-Ring Society |
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On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 16:58:44 -0500, OM
om@our_blessed_lady_mary_of_the_holy_NASA_researc h_facility.org wrote: On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 22:45:13 +0100, Darren J Longhorn wrote: On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 01:31:10 -0500, OM om@our_blessed_lady_mary_of_the_holy_NASA_resea rch_facility.org wrote: ...Speaking of Saturn restorations, has anyone heard anything on the progress of the JSC one? The e-mail address I had for the guy in charge no longer works(*), and the last time I was at JSC a few weeks ago, *nobody* had a clue and were curious themselves. (*) Not that it matters. The guy was a total jerk, and after the first curt reply to my query on status - "well make an announcement when we're ready." - he refused to respond to *any* queries. Was it a guy called Steve Gerber? He emailed the scaleroc yahoo group recently saying he was involved in the restorations of both the JSC and Huntsville Saturns. ...Nope, that's not the same guy. Alan Needell forwarded an e-mail query I'd sent him back when the restoration enclosure was being assembled to this particular jerk, and it was a James something-or-other who was supposedly the head guy in charge of the project. What I suspect is that a) he was probably some construction g00ber with no clue about how his e-mail worked to begin with, and b) he was just a blue-collar union goon with no understanding of public relations. Either way, I just e-mailed Alan requesting a status update, so we'll see... Drop me a line and I'll send you Steve Gerber's email address. |
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