posted 07-22-2013 07:58 PM               

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Originally posted by SpaceKSCBlog:
...but tripods are allowed. I brought in one myself to film Atlantis.

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posted 08-20-2013 07:56 PM               

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Originally posted by Robert Pearlman:
Or you can call them; as long as you know what you're seeking, the mail order department will be happy to help fill your order.

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posted 08-21-2013 01:26 AM               

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Originally posted by GoesTo11:
...it seems like they're missing out on some revenue generation by not running an Atlantis VC web store.

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posted 08-31-2013 12:34 AM               

I took another 160 photos, mostly close-ups. And we had some fun in the flight deck mock-up, trying to take photos of ourselves through the windows.

I noticed some damage on the RCS area on the tiles. I assume they would have been replaced had she flown again.

posted 09-10-2013 04:02 PM               

Time capsule sealed in space shuttle exhibit

NASA's Florida visitor center has dedicated a time capsule filled with memorabilia related to the 30-year space shuttle program. Not to be opened until 2061 — 50 years after the last shuttle mission — the time capsule was sealed in the wall of the building that displays the spacecraft that completed that historic final flight.

...a metal plaque featuring a silhouette of an orbiter and the date 2061 marks where the time capsule is installed. "A time capsule created by the space shuttle team honoring the 30-year space shuttle program is sealed behind this wall. It will be unveiled on July 21, 2061, to honor the 50th anniversary of the space shuttle program's final mission [STS-135]."

posted 03-19-2014 04:24 PM               

The team of VFX artists and technicians at Mousetrappe and EdenFX have walked away with the 2014 VES Award for the most Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project. The awardees included Daren Ulmer, John Gross, Cedar Connor, Eric Hance and Christian Bloch.

John Gross was one of the first users of LightWave, having beta-tested the application back in the early nineties. He used the first iterations on early episodes of the Seaquest production and Star Trek Voyager. He was very active in creating assets for those TV shows we love to remember as being the test bed for science fiction visuals on network TV. Gross and his co-worker Christian Bloch were contacted by a company they’d worked with before, called Mousetrappe. This was a project beyond their dreams for geekiness, and instantly brought a smile to their faces.

posted 07-01-2014 06:30 AM               

"We needed it, with the cease of the shuttle program. We needed a good marketing product that people would want to come and see — and Atlantis is definitely that product. It's been real successful for us," Protze said.

"Atlantis has been absolutely instrumental in showing that we still are open at the Kennedy Space Center," he said.

The $100 million Atlantis exhibit opened amid much fanfare on June 29, 2013. Economically speaking, Protze labeled the retired orbiter "a shot in the arm" for his tourist destination during the ongoing lull in manned spaceflight — as shuttle-bearing museums in California, New York and northern Virginia can also attest.

More than 1 million people go to the KSC Visitor Complex on State Road 405 per year, said Andrea Farmer, spokeswoman. The 25-percent-plus attendance jump occurred between January and May, compared with the identical time span last year, she said.

posted 11-03-2014 07:05 PM               

I went there with two pals, and we got the staff photographer to take our photo which was well worth it as they're well set up for good shots with people and the orbiter.

Underneath is all kind of stuff, including the signed banners from STS-135 and the 'beanie' cover for the ET. We were there for three days and walked in several times (the first time, go through where the film is, after that, just go through the gift shop exit) and I saw something new each time. Such an amazing job they did with this...