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Launch Complex 34 - Blockhouse doorway

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Comments (3)

Damon Easley on October 12, 2008

I love the framing here. Good texture on the ground too.

pgleiser on July 13, 2010

A lovely photo but it is incorrectly labeled. This structure is not a part of the blockhouse. This structure was a part of the umbilical support system of the vehicle. It sits about 45 yards north northeast of the launch pedestal. The blockhouse sits approximately 350 yards southwest of the launch pedestal. Its blast door sits on the side of the building away from the pad so as to provide maximum protection in the event of an explosion. There is no entrance to the blockhouse that affords a view of the launch pad.

ubertakter on July 13, 2010

Sorry, I was using the term generically. Sometimes I forget that they used to put the launch control close to the pad and refer to it as the blockhouse.

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Photo details

  • Uploaded on April 9, 2008
  • © All Rights Reserved
    by ubertakter
    • Camera: Canon PowerShot G2
    • Taken on 2004/01/29 17:52:00
    • Exposure: 0.020s (1/50)
    • Focal Length: 7.00mm
    • F/Stop: f/3.500
    • Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
    • No flash

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