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Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ready to be encapsulated in its Falcon 9 rocket fairing, which will protect the satellite during liftoff. Liftoff is scheduled for 21 November at 17:17 GMT (18:17 CET; 09:17 PST). Once launched, this new mission will take the role of radar altimetry reference mission, continuing the long-term record of measurements of sea-surface height started in 1992 by the French–US Topex Poseidon and then the Jason series of satellite missions.
Credits: ESA–S. Corvaja
1932 Chevrolet Confederate Series BA
General Motors marketed the Chevy Confederate as the 'Baby Cadillac' and shared many design similarities to its larger, more expensive, and more exclusive sibling. It wore a Cadillac-style integrated radiator shell, a longer hood, new deep crown front fenders encapsulating 18-inch wire wheels, and chrome-plated rectangular opening doors to cool the engine in the hood sides instead of louvers. Deluxe models, which added approximately $20 to the base price, added chrome-plated door louvers. The list of standard amenities included a tilting non-glare windshield, an adjustable seat, and a built-in sun visor. The six-cylinder engine displaced 194 cubic-inches, had 5.2:1 compression, overhead valves, solid valve lifters, and developed 60 horsepower. The one-barrel downdraft carburetor and counter-balanced crankshaft were new features for 1932, endowing the engine with ten additional horsepower over the previous year. The engine was backed by a three-speed manual synchromesh transmission with a single plate clutch and floor shift controls. This was the first year that synchromesh transmission was offered in all three forward gears. Mechanical features included the semi-floating rear axle, Selective Free-Wheeling (first offered in 1932), and an added frame cross-member to aid in ride comfort. Free wheeling allowed the car to coast when the driver took their foot off the accelerator pedal, offering greater fuel economy. Customers soon found the lack of downhill engine braking to be more harrowing than it was worth and the option soon fell out of favor.
The interiors had gas gauges located on the dashboard, plus additional gauges with a circular shape and dark-colored faces.
Factory literature claimed a top speed of 70-mph and period Chevrolet advertising stated 'Looming larger every day as the Great American Value.'
The 1932 Chevrolet Confederate Series BA rested on a comfortable 109-inch wheelbase and rode on 18x5.25 tires. Its wheelbase was slightly longer than the Ford Model 18 which measured 106-inches and both the Chevy and Ford price ranges were nearly identical. 1932 was the first year that Ford switched from the four-cylinder power to the flathead V8 offering 65 horsepower from its 221 cubic-inch displacement. The Fords had all-steel bodies, while the Chevrolets had the solid Fisher Body using wood and steel framing construction, plus a more rigid chassis structure and hard-rubber engine mounts affording the Chevy a smooth and refined ride at a reasonable cost. Closing a Chevy door framed in wood had a favorable and solid 'thunk' while the Ford and had a 'tiny clank.' Buyers preferred the solid nature, styling, affordability, and amenities of the Chevy, resulting in 306,716 examples built during the calendar year compared to Ford's production of 287,285 units.
Body styles and Price
The Fisher-built bodies included a roadster priced at $445, a sport roadster at $485, a coupe and five-window coupe at $490, a phaeton and coach at $495, and a sport coupe at $535. The Deluxe five-window coupe listed for $510 and the Deluxe coach was priced at $515. A five-passenger coupe was $575, the sedan at $590, and the convertible at $595. The most expensive body styles were the special sedan at $615 and the landau phaeton at $625. The special sedan was equipped with front and rear bumpers, dome light, silk assist cords, and a robe rail.
Production
The most popular body style was the two-door coach with seating for five, with 132,109 examples built. The second most popular body style was the special sedan with 52,446 units built, followed by 34,796 examples of the five-window coupe, 27,718 of the sedan, and 26,623 of the Deluxe five-window coupe. The most exclusive was the phaeton with 419 examples built, followed by 1,118 of the roadster, 1,602 of the landau phaeton, 2,226 of the sport coupe, 7,566 coupes, 8,552 of the sport roadster, and 8,874 of the sport roadster. 9,346 examples were Deluxe Coach.
Optional Equipment
The list of optional equipment was extensive, catering to popularity features that buyers preferred including single and dual side mount tires, a standard and deluxe tire cover plus metal tire covers, heater, outside mirror, pedestal mirror, trunk rack, dual horns, cowl lights, and fender well or rear tire lock. The list of Deluxe equipment that added comfort and a level of distinction included armrests, assist cords, curtains for the rear and rear quarter windows, a vanity case, chrome hood louvers, and two ashtrays.
The Confederate Series BA was Chevrolet's only model for 1932, albeit with 'Special and 'Deluxe' body styles. The company had used the single model theme since 1924, but for 1933 their lineup included the Standard Mercury (Series CC) and the Master Eagle (Series CA), both with six-cylinder power. The Standard had a 181 cubic-inch six with 60 horsepower and the Master had 194 CID with 5 additional horsepower. The Master rested on a 110-inch wheelbase while the Standard Mercury was three-inches shorter. Prices on the Master ranged from $485 to $565 and consisted of eight body styles, while the Standard prices ranged from $445 to $475 and included three body styles. The Master Eagle had an airplane-type dashboard and the Standard Mercury had safety plate glass. The Master Eagle proved to be far more popular with 450,530 examples built compared to the 35,848 of the Standard Mercury. The total production was 486,378 representing a significant increase from the 1932 model year. This trend would continue into the years that followed, with 556,666 (model year production; calendar year production: 620,726) examples built in 1934 and 544,457 (model year production; calendar year production of 793,437) in 1935.
Chevrolet would continue to use six-cylinder power, and two model lineup throughout the 1930s and into the 1940s, with wheelbase sizes that remained fairly consistent, growing to 116-inches by 1941.
Explored January 30 - #53. Thanks everyone :-)
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I work for a very large organisation with many employees, nevertheless I was shocked and surprised to learn that five of them had passed away during the last week. This kind of news leads, inevitably, to thoughts on mortality. My favourite poem to encapsulate those thoughts is also a bright song of hope.
When death comes
like the hungry bear in autumn;
when death comes and takes all the bright coins from his purse
to buy me, and snaps the purse shut;
when death comes
like the measle-pox
when death comes
like an iceberg between the shoulder blades,
I want to step through the door full of curiosity, wondering:
what is it going to be like, that cottage of darkness?
And therefore I look upon everything
as a brotherhood and a sisterhood,
and I look upon time as no more than an idea,
and I consider eternity as another possibility,
and I think of each life as a flower, as common
as a field daisy, and as singular,
and each name a comfortable music in the mouth,
tending, as all music does, toward silence,
and each body a lion of courage, and something
precious to the earth.
When it's over, I want to say all my life
I was a bride married to amazement.
I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms.
When it's over, I don't want to wonder
if I have made of my life something particular, and real.
I don't want to find myself sighing and frightened,
or full of argument.
I don't want to end up simply having visited this world.
- Mary Oliver
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Thank you malchik1 for the texture
Encapsulated by the southern alps, lake tekapo is one of the most amazing lakes in the world. A spot where the alps breaks the clouds coming in from the south and at night it turns into a haven for stargazers. (too bad for us, night came so did a full day snowstorm). Bong, Rodel and I had to walk hundreds of meters through beds of rocks just to get to the water it was a pain on the foot. Sky gave some good enough light, but I've seen this place just explode with alpen light. In a few months will be embarking on a journey of fate with 4 amazing people, so this is gonna be it for while.
This marvellous vintage lampshade looked fascinating against a patterned, multi-coloured, backdrop! Here is an image of it!
Strange weathery day on the 5th of June 2019. Rainy but sunny, windy but calm. Photographs taken from Chernex, village situated above Montreux. View on Lavaux, Vevey, lake Léman, french lakeside of the lake, Geneva and swiss alps summits.
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:06 p.m. EDT on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. After launch, the spacecraft plans to fly by Mars in February 2025, then back by Earth in December 2026, using the gravity of each planet to increase its momentum. With help of these “gravity assists,” Europa Clipper will achieve the velocity needed to reach Jupiter in April 2030. Photo credit: SpaceX
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A Café withstanding the major modernisation devastation in the centre of old Bayonne. More than a little chaotic as shown.
I am not tilting at Windmills here!
There are so many varieties of snowflakes, but they break down into two primary categories: plates and columns. Columns can be quite enigmatic, while possessing a simple outline; it’s the details inside the crystal that make them special.
Imagine this crystal as a hexagonal prism, with six rectangular sides capped with hexagons at either end. This would be the outward shape, and an oversimplification. The fascinating part is the bubbles inside. The two largest and most common bubbles may not even be fully encased at either end, leading this snowflake to fall into the “hollow column” category.
To the untrained eye, these bubbles can get lost among all of the chaotic lines here. Here’s a version with them outlined in red: donkom.ca/bts/hollow-column.jpg . With certainty the top one is a proper “bubble”, encapsulated by ice. The bottom one could still be open, just barely. These form because the crystal’s outer edge can grow faster than the inside of that same facet (remember: whatever sticks out the farthest, grows the fastest). Once the initial cavity is formed, it usually persists for some time, growing larger.
This is a pattern so frequently seen, it’s worth applying the “knife edge instability” to it. Imagine all of the building blocks (water molecules) uniformly being distributed across the hexagonal surface (this is the “basal” facet). Now imagine the same amount of building blocks only hitting about 50 percent of the basal facet because the central area is depressed. The outer areas all grow faster than the inner areas, thinning out the portion of the crystal that is solid, and expanding the cavity.
The same thing can happen on the “prism” facets as well, the long rectangles connecting the hexagonal basal facets. If you look carefully, you can see other bubble structures that run the length of the crystal, originating closer to the mid-point. These have been trapped in the ice with the same physics applied in a different direction.
The result is layers of bubbles trapped in a tiny hexagonal prism. When they say “every snowflake is unique”, you need to consider all factors, including the volumetric qualities of the snowflake such as bubbles. These column-type snowflakes rarely exceed 1-1.5mm on the long end, and yet there is so much to discover.
There's no trickery or photoshop with this image, just a crystal ball, a bench and a beautiful acer tree. Photo as seen and captured. The shot is simply rotated vertically in Lightroom Classic.
Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, encapsulating the South Pole. It is situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At 14.0 million km2 (5.4 million sq mi), it is the fifth-largest continent in area after Asia, Africa, North America, and South America. For comparison, Antarctica is nearly twice the size of Australia. About 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice that averages at least 1 mile (1.6 km) in thickness.
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The Al Faisaliah Tower in downtown Riyadh was the first skyscraper built in Saudi Arabia. The 60-story building with a gently curving shape has a restaurant encapsulated in the golden geodesic orb that tops the Tower. It opened in May 2000. The two hundred and sixty seven metres high Faisaliah tower, with a golden globe just below the summit, took three years to build and has been planned by its British designers to withstand Saudi Arabia's soaring summer temperatures of more than fifty degrees Celsius 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Up to fifty tons of ice are taken into the tower each night, which then melts during the day to keep the building cool.
If you wonder how I get photo like this, the story goes as follows - during my February trip to Saudi, I've discovered unfinished high building between Kingdom tower and Faisaliah tower. The weather that month was terrible due to sand storm across the whole region. I have however made appointment that I come again within one month. So I did. The construction manager that I have agreed with was not there anymore but they knew I'm coming. It was just after 4PM but the sunset was at 6PM that day. Shift for construction workers finished at 4.45 PM which would mean I have to walk to the 19th floor on foot if I'd come just before 6PM as they only use one work lift that is from outside of the building (rather scary, not recommended to look down). I didn't fancy the walk up and agreed with the present manager that I stay there for those 2 hours till sunset and then walk those 19 floors down. They already thought that I'm crazy, but as there are not that many crazy European women around, they let me. Luck however was on my side and that handsome manager came back just before sunset, probably thinking that I shoot 3 photos of sun setting down and I'm done. How little did he know ... The best colors always come after sunset and long exposures can be done only when the darkness falls. He had to wait for another hour to get me down :-) We had really lovely time while seeing sky like this, listening the the calls for prayers, coming from every corner of the city.. allahu akbar, allahu akbar... with the whole city in front of us. We talked about life and photography, he made a mistake asking me, how is the photo done, so I bore him for a while trying to explain long exposure time .. not for long.. Moments like this are priceless and I was extremely thankful to him that he rescued me from walking all those 19th floors down on rather unfinished staircase. I was also very lucky with the weather that day as clouds and colors likes this are very, very rare in the Middle East. The Gods of weather had been on my side yet again. And at last not least, if you wonder what is that bright spot in left top corner, the answer is - yes it is the moon.
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/4.0, 0.05 sec (1/20), ISO 200, 21 mm
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an ice encapsulated bench along the edge of the St. Clair River... strong winds and cold temperatures resulted in this unique sight
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The fairing of the Antares rocket encapsulates the Cygnus spacecraft July 26, 2023, in the Horizontal Integration Facility ahead of launch. Northrop Grumman’s 19th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver more than 8,200 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. The CRS-19 Cygnus spacecraft is named after NASA astronaut Dr. Laurel Clark who flew aboard Columbia STS-107, and is scheduled to launch at 8:31 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. Photo Credit: (NASA/Danielle Johnson)
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ENCAPSULATED BEAUTY / THE FINAL / CHRISTELLE GEISER & AEON VON ZARK / NAKED EYE PROJECT BIENNE / ALTERED STATE SERIE / THE WEIRD DREAM / PORTRAIT.
A stairway at the former ALCOA Laboratory in New Kensington. ALCOA is best known for making aluminum that is used in everything from foil to pots & pans to civil and military aircraft, but during WWII, ALCOA was involved in the Manhattn Project, where they developed a welding process to encapsulate uranium 235 slugs in aliuminum casings for use at Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
“Launch Escape System for Apollo 11. PIB.”
THIS…this is what would’ve saved the lives of Armstrong, Aldrin & Collins in the event of a launch/ascent abort scenario! Is that too cool or WHAT?! Especially since, thank God, such was not necessary.
PIB = Pyrotechnic Installation Building
More specifically then, this photograph was taken in what I assume to be the parking lot of the PIB (building M7-1469). Further, through painstaking/pathetic & pointless research, I’ve concluded, based on the angular separation between the two buildings in the distance, for them to be Hypergolic Test Building 2 (left) & Hypergolic Test Building 1 (right) (respectively, buildings M7-1210 & M7-1212). Then again, I may be wrong. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Additionally, per Jim Behling, at the collectSPACE website. Interesting, informative & sad:
“…The southeast section of the KSC Industrial Area was formerly known as the Fluids Test Area.
Per Moonport Chapter 11, the Fluids Test Area consisted of: Hypergolic test building, Cryogenic test building, Environmental control systems building and Support building. The same reference also includes a Weight and balance building which might be near the O&C building (MSOB). Also, there are pictures (Figure 126) and other references to a pyrotechnic installation building.
I have a old Manned Spacecraft Center document (I will have to find it and post some scans) and it says the Hypergolic test building and Environmental control systems building have two bays. Using this info, I believe that M7-961 current Hypergol Module Processing, North is the Hypergolic test building and M7-1212 current Hypergol Module Processing, South is the Environmental control systems building. The document I have shows one building further south where M7-1412, Hypergol Module Storage, East is and since there used to be a H2 and O2 servicing pads near this facility, it would mean it was the Cryogenic test building.
The pyrotechnic installation building remains unknown to me and as well as the former name of Hypergol Module Storage, West. Also, weight and balance of items and spacecraft may have occurred in these same building so did the Weight and balance building exist and if so, what is it called today?
This is the area formerly known as the Fluids Test Area today.
Through further research, I have found that the Weight and Balance building became the Pyrotechnics Installation Building. This is where the final checkout of the Gemini spacecraft occurred before going to the pad. Before going to the Pyrotechnics Installation Building, the spacecraft and its fuel cells were checked out in the Cryogenic test building.
This is also where the Apollo LES was processed.
The Pyrotechnics Installation Building became the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-1 during the Titan IIIE era and eventually, the Vertical Processing Facility in the shuttle era.
Not to offend anybody, but with the heavy emphasis on site for anything Mercury, Gemini or Apollo, why wasn't there an uproar over the demolition of the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF) in 2010.
After all, Gemini spacecraft were processed there, and the Apollo 1 spacecraft was disassembled and laid out for the review board.”
The above thread from/at:
www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum41/HTML/000481.html
And, as a segue from Mr. Behling’s last two lines:
“The Vertical Processing Facility (M7-1469) was originally built in 1964 as the Pyrotechnic Installation Facility. In the 1970s, it became the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility No. 1, and was used for unmanned spacecraft operations. During the SSP, particularly between 1982 and 1986, the building played a key role in the processing and integration of vertical payloads. It also housed an Orbiter Simulator used for astronaut training. However, the simulator and all support equipment have been removed, and the facility, currently in mothball status, has suffered a loss of integrity. It no longer conveys its historical functions, and thus, is not considered NRHP-eligible. In addition to these buildings, six transport vehicles at KSC were surveyed and assessed as ineligible for listing in the NRHP. These include the CTV, the Astrovan, two Payload Canister Transporters, the Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) Transporter, and the Orbiter Transporter. Both the CTV and the Astrovan are used to transport astronauts. The CTV was purchased from Continental Airlines at Denver International Airport and modified in 1992. It is used to assist crew egress following landing, and moves the astronauts from
the SLF to the O&C Building for post-flight physical examinations. A similar vehicle is used by NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB. With the exception of interior modifications to support the astronauts and their equipment, the CTVs are identical to the vehicles, variously referred to as “mobile lounges” and “plane mates,” used at commercial airports today. Similarly, the Astrovan, used to transport the astronauts and their support team to the launch pad, is unremarkable in design and similar to a commercially-available Airstream trailer, with the exception of interior modifications. This Astrovan is not the original, which has been retired from service (Mark Smith 2006). Thus, it is not distinguished by its exceptionally significant historical associations with the SSP.”
The above being a depressing extract from the “NASA-WIDE SURVEY AND EVALUATION OF HISTORIC FACILITIES AND PROPERTIES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE U.S. SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM: JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA”, at:
gandalfddi.z19.web.core.windows.net/Shuttle/NASA%20Kenned...
Finally, as is often the case, additional pertinent & wonderful content from the CAPCOM ESPACE website, specifically:
www.capcomespace.net/dossiers/espace_US/apollo/ksc/ZI/zon...
Along with:
www.scribd.com/document/61757830/Apollo-Saturn-V-Facility...
Credit: SCRIBD website
Beautiful Wilmington, North Carolina! No words can fully encapsulate such a beautiful city. Located between the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean, Wilmington entices you with its distinctive architecture, friendly locals and historic downtown.
In the early 1980’s this sleepy little town was thrust into a new thriving industry - filmmaking. With such popular television hits like Dawson’s Creek and One Tree Hill and movies such as Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Forrest Gump, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Sleeping with the Enemy, Blue Velvet filmed here, Wilmington has garnered the name “Hollywood East.”
Restaurants, cafes, bars, historic buildings, stores and art galleries line the pedestrian friendly downtown riverfront district. Strolling the area one afternoon, I noticed these trees were strung with lights and I knew instantaneously that this would make for a great “blue hour” photograph.
Looking at this photograph brings back some great memories and a constant question - Why did I ever leave Wilmington?
Happy Travels!
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This is an image that I feel encapsulates my current photographic situation. If you follow my work you may (or may not) have noticed that my frequency of uploads has tailed off somewhat and that is down to a few things. The first one is time, time to get out with the camera, time to process and time to upload. Lack of time has been a big factor for me throughout the past year, so much so that I no longer have a dedicated website for my portfolio of images and felt it was a waste of money when I couldn't keep it current. I did however set up a blog site but even that is starting to suffer.
Secondly processing images is becoming a chore, this could be down to me doing more film photography, but the truth is my current PC has become frustrating to use and to upgrade would be expensive so I simply store the digital files in the hope that I will be able to process them at a later date and hopefully on a faster PC.
But all rainy days have to end, and this is no different. My iPhone has been getting some use, allowing me to be more creative with simple snapshots like above and instant processing. So all is not lost, I'm still creating images which is important, I'm even jotting down potential projects to work on in the future. The lack of time out in the field with my dslr hasn't all been bad, it's given me perspective and when photographic opportunities come along I grab them and make the most of them even if it's for an hour or two.
Anyone out there in a similar situation, just hang in there ;-)
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1932 Chevrolet Confederate Series BA
General Motors marketed the Chevy Confederate as the 'Baby Cadillac' and shared many design similarities to its larger, more expensive, and more exclusive sibling. It wore a Cadillac-style integrated radiator shell, a longer hood, new deep crown front fenders encapsulating 18-inch wire wheels, and chrome-plated rectangular opening doors to cool the engine in the hood sides instead of louvers. Deluxe models, which added approximately $20 to the base price, added chrome-plated door louvers. The list of standard amenities included a tilting non-glare windshield, an adjustable seat, and a built-in sun visor. The six-cylinder engine displaced 194 cubic-inches, had 5.2:1 compression, overhead valves, solid valve lifters, and developed 60 horsepower. The one-barrel downdraft carburetor and counter-balanced crankshaft were new features for 1932, endowing the engine with ten additional horsepower over the previous year. The engine was backed by a three-speed manual synchromesh transmission with a single plate clutch and floor shift controls. This was the first year that synchromesh transmission was offered in all three forward gears. Mechanical features included the semi-floating rear axle, Selective Free-Wheeling (first offered in 1932), and an added frame cross-member to aid in ride comfort. Free wheeling allowed the car to coast when the driver took their foot off the accelerator pedal, offering greater fuel economy. Customers soon found the lack of downhill engine braking to be more harrowing than it was worth and the option soon fell out of favor.
The interiors had gas gauges located on the dashboard, plus additional gauges with a circular shape and dark-colored faces.
Factory literature claimed a top speed of 70-mph and period Chevrolet advertising stated 'Looming larger every day as the Great American Value.'
The 1932 Chevrolet Confederate Series BA rested on a comfortable 109-inch wheelbase and rode on 18x5.25 tires. Its wheelbase was slightly longer than the Ford Model 18 which measured 106-inches and both the Chevy and Ford price ranges were nearly identical. 1932 was the first year that Ford switched from the four-cylinder power to the flathead V8 offering 65 horsepower from its 221 cubic-inch displacement. The Fords had all-steel bodies, while the Chevrolets had the solid Fisher Body using wood and steel framing construction, plus a more rigid chassis structure and hard-rubber engine mounts affording the Chevy a smooth and refined ride at a reasonable cost. Closing a Chevy door framed in wood had a favorable and solid 'thunk' while the Ford and had a 'tiny clank.' Buyers preferred the solid nature, styling, affordability, and amenities of the Chevy, resulting in 306,716 examples built during the calendar year compared to Ford's production of 287,285 units.
Body styles and Price
The Fisher-built bodies included a roadster priced at $445, a sport roadster at $485, a coupe and five-window coupe at $490, a phaeton and coach at $495, and a sport coupe at $535. The Deluxe five-window coupe listed for $510 and the Deluxe coach was priced at $515. A five-passenger coupe was $575, the sedan at $590, and the convertible at $595. The most expensive body styles were the special sedan at $615 and the landau phaeton at $625. The special sedan was equipped with front and rear bumpers, dome light, silk assist cords, and a robe rail.
Production
The most popular body style was the two-door coach with seating for five, with 132,109 examples built. The second most popular body style was the special sedan with 52,446 units built, followed by 34,796 examples of the five-window coupe, 27,718 of the sedan, and 26,623 of the Deluxe five-window coupe. The most exclusive was the phaeton with 419 examples built, followed by 1,118 of the roadster, 1,602 of the landau phaeton, 2,226 of the sport coupe, 7,566 coupes, 8,552 of the sport roadster, and 8,874 of the sport roadster. 9,346 examples were Deluxe Coach.
Optional Equipment
The list of optional equipment was extensive, catering to popularity features that buyers preferred including single and dual side mount tires, a standard and deluxe tire cover plus metal tire covers, heater, outside mirror, pedestal mirror, trunk rack, dual horns, cowl lights, and fender well or rear tire lock. The list of Deluxe equipment that added comfort and a level of distinction included armrests, assist cords, curtains for the rear and rear quarter windows, a vanity case, chrome hood louvers, and two ashtrays.
The Confederate Series BA was Chevrolet's only model for 1932, albeit with 'Special and 'Deluxe' body styles. The company had used the single model theme since 1924, but for 1933 their lineup included the Standard Mercury (Series CC) and the Master Eagle (Series CA), both with six-cylinder power. The Standard had a 181 cubic-inch six with 60 horsepower and the Master had 194 CID with 5 additional horsepower. The Master rested on a 110-inch wheelbase while the Standard Mercury was three-inches shorter. Prices on the Master ranged from $485 to $565 and consisted of eight body styles, while the Standard prices ranged from $445 to $475 and included three body styles. The Master Eagle had an airplane-type dashboard and the Standard Mercury had safety plate glass. The Master Eagle proved to be far more popular with 450,530 examples built compared to the 35,848 of the Standard Mercury. The total production was 486,378 representing a significant increase from the 1932 model year. This trend would continue into the years that followed, with 556,666 (model year production; calendar year production: 620,726) examples built in 1934 and 544,457 (model year production; calendar year production of 793,437) in 1935.
Chevrolet would continue to use six-cylinder power, and two model lineup throughout the 1930s and into the 1940s, with wheelbase sizes that remained fairly consistent, growing to 116-inches by 1941.
ESA’s Biomass satellite, encapsulated within a Vega-C rocket fairing, has been rolled out to the launch pad at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana ahead of liftoff, planned for 29 April at 11:15 CEST.
Once in orbit, this latest Earth Explorer mission will provide vital insights into the health and dynamics of the world’s forests, revealing how they are changing over time and, critically, enhancing our understanding of their role in the global carbon cycle.
Credits: ESA - M. Pédoussaut
ENCAPSULATED PLEASURE / PORTRAIT OF CHRISTELLE GEISER / FINAL / CHRISTELLE GEISER & AEON VON ZARK / NAKED EYE PROJECT BIENNE .
We were driving in Feni (Southern Bangladesh) and spotted these young fishermen sorting out their fresh catch, and my family ended up buying up most of it. It was some of the most delicious fish I've had.
This photo encapsulates so many of my favorite things about my motherland: the simplicity of the way people express sincere joy and kindness through their smiles, the fish, the river, the banana trees and house in the distance and most importantly, the pride.
On 4 April, Juice was encapsulated inside the Ariane 5’s fairing, meaning that the nose of the rocket was installed over the spacecraft. Here we see the two engineers working where the fairing meets the lower part of the rocket. This operation followed the placement of Juice atop the Ariane 5 on 1 April. Juice will remain inside the fairing during launch. Shortly after launch, the fairing will open up and Juice will separate from the rocket.
Juice is being prepared to launch from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 13 April 2023. After an eight-year journey to Jupiter, the mission will make detailed observations of the gas giant and its three large ocean-bearing moons – Ganymede, Callisto and Europa – with a suite of instruments. The mission will characterise these moons as both planetary objects and possible habitats, explore Jupiter’s complex environment in depth, and study the wider Jupiter system as an archetype for gas giants across the Universe.
Find out more about Juice in ESA’s launch kit
Credits: ESA - M. Pédoussaut
LISA Pathfinder being encapsulated within the half-shells of the Vega rocket fairing on 16 November 2015, at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in Kourou, French Guiana.
LISA Pathfinder will test the fundamental technologies and instrumentation needed for such an observatory, demonstrating them for the first time in space. LISA Pathfinder is currently scheduled for launch with Arianespace flight VV06 – the sixth launch of Europe's small Vega launcher – on 2 December at 04:15:00 UTC.
Credit: ESA-Manuel Pedoussaut, 2015
Sentinel-2A being encapsulated within the half-shells of the Vega rocket fairing.
Liftoff from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, is set for 23 June at 01:52 GMT (03:52 CEST; 22:52 local time on 22 June), on 6 June 2015 at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
For more information on the mission, visit www.esa.int/sentinel2
Credit: ESA–M. Pedoussaut, 2015
This photo encapsulates what I and many other visitors come to expect when we tour the Cotswolds. I must admit we only stumbled across the place whilst looking for The Fleece Inn where we were heading for a pint.
A couple of details of note are the two hares on top of the thatched cottage roof and the beautiful 13th century St Leonards church.