STS01/02?_v_c_o_TPMBK (unnumbered, VAB/ET mating2)
Excellent view from within the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) of Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) lifted for mating to the External Tank (ET), in preparation for either the STS-1 or STS-2 mission. A couple of Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) segments can be seen in the left foreground, in the transfer aisle.
An informative well-written read - with an additional photo that seems to kinda, sorta, maybe? support it being STS-1...but who knows:
www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/02/space-shuttle-columbia-a-...
Credit: NASA Spaceflight.com/Chris Gebhardt
Slow, but cool:
Credit: Steven Jochums
STS01/02?_v_c_o_TPMBK (unnumbered, VAB/ET mating2)
Excellent view from within the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) of Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) lifted for mating to the External Tank (ET), in preparation for either the STS-1 or STS-2 mission. A couple of Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) segments can be seen in the left foreground, in the transfer aisle.
An informative well-written read - with an additional photo that seems to kinda, sorta, maybe? support it being STS-1...but who knows:
www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/02/space-shuttle-columbia-a-...
Credit: NASA Spaceflight.com/Chris Gebhardt
Slow, but cool:
Credit: Steven Jochums