May 2nd, 2005
going vab opf pad museum class rpsf assembly marine disassembly back
 The ARF prepares the SRB aft & forward skirt, frustum & nose cap for launch |
 I'll take two with extra pepperoni |
 Leave your badge outside to help identify remains |
 Inside the blast proof Ordnance Build Up room, the frustum has ordnance on both the top & bottom |
 Aft skirt with booster separation motors removed |
 1 of 4 bolt holes that secure the SRB to the pad |
 Aft skirt with booster separation motors before the component is covered with cork |
 Thrust Vector Control System within aft skirt gimbals the nozzle extension to control flight |
 Separation ring removes Frustum during descent |
 Main Parachute Support Structure contains 3 chutes |
 Forward booster separation motors at the top of the frustum and a nose cap on the right stand |
 Forward skirt, frustum, and nose cone stack |
 Nose cap contains the drogue and pilot parachutes |
 Forward skirt in a painting chamber |
 The curing room is empty today |
 David admires a painted & cured forward skirt |
 Extra buildup cork patches applied . . . |
 . . . before the component is sprayed with cork |
 Corked explosive bolt containment devices |
 Lisa's middle name is Danger |
going vab opf pad museum class rpsf assembly marine disassembly back