CoolPix - Amazing View Of Space Shuttle Atlantis
Monday, March 28, 2011 at 10:46PM 
(click pic for hi-res) Incredible view of Shuttle Atlantis from the VAB roof (photo: NASA)
I just love a perspective that you don't normally get, and this CoolPix view looking down on Atlantis is definitely not your normal view. The pic is from several years back, and it's not actually at the launch pad but rather it's just beginning the journey from the massive Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) out to the pad. It is sitting on the Mobile Launcher Platform tho, which serves as the actual platform for launching. You can see the holes in the platform for the engine exhausts. This is a great photo to study and see things from a different point of view. I love it!
With only the fast approaching April 19th (scheduled) launch of Endeavour on STS-134, and then the final scheduled Shuttle flight of Atlantis on STS-135 in late June, now is the best time ever to be paying close attention to what these fantastic flying machines can do. Don't miss it!
Reader Comments (1)
It looks like a giant bear with arms and an orange tummy!