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Mercury Monument, Then and Now

nobody@ipernity.com (Revenki) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:15:59 +0000

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The image on the left is from a slide taken by my grandparents in early 1965, the one on the left I took in August 2009, showing the same scene today.

Unfortunately, the printed image I was using as a reference was not complete, cutting off at the corner of the pedestal. It was also nearly impossible with my D-80 to get the perspective to match the original image, even while crouching down to simulate an old slide camera held at chest height (judging by the crossbar on the monument, I obviously didn't crouch down enough).

The people in the photo are other tourists, no connection to my grandparents (ie: I don't know who they are).

LC-34, Then and Now

nobody@ipernity.com (Revenki) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:16:02 +0000

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On the left, a slide taken by my grandparents in early 1965, on the right the same view in August 2009.

In the old image, the mobile service structure for LC-34 is visible in the distance, along with the umbilical tower at one of the LC-37 pads (the skinny reddish mast at the far left of the old image).

Interestingly, in the original versions of both pictures, I can tell that the second sign along the road is the same in both pictures, the first sign (with the words "Road Block" on it) might be the same but it's hard to tell, and the flame deflectors are visible in the same parked positions. Even the notch in the edge of the pavement at the corner is the same, and some of the telephone poles may even be originals.

What's odd is the sense of depth between the two pictures. There's no mistaking they show the same scene, but the pad looks significantly closer to the camera in my shot than in the old slide - and this is the case for several of these comparisons.

Unlike the other comparisons, the slide image is cropped square - this was because the original was rotated by about 3 degrees, which was enough to obscure some of the similarities at first glance.

LC-14, Then and Now

nobody@ipernity.com (Revenki) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:16:03 +0000

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The top left image is from a slide taken by my grandparents in early 1965. The upper right image is the same view from August 2009.

The lower image is what is left of the launch facility, hidden now by the foliage on the righthand side of the access road -- the mound on the left is the launch control blockhouse, and straight ahead is the rocket launch mount and the foundation for the red launch umbilical tower seen in the older image. The tower itself is I think the one shown in other images in my KSC tour set, laid out in segments in a parking lot at the nearby rocket park.

Compare: VAB crawlerway, 1965 and 2009

nobody@ipernity.com (Revenki) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:01:23 +0000

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The image on the left is scanned from a slide my grandparents shot while driving around Cape Canaveral/Kennedy Space Center in early 1965. The picture on the right was taken on August 7, 2009 from roughly the same location (perhaps a little closer in).

Note that in the picture on the left, the apparently still-under-construction crawler is parked on the crawlerway, in front of the two VAB highbays used for storage and the hurricane safe haven today. Out of frame to the right of the "today" picture are OPF 1 and 2, the conjoined building where Orbiters are refurbished between flights.

Compare: VAB, 1965 and 2009

nobody@ipernity.com (Revenki) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:01:24 +0000

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The image on the left is scanned from a slide my grandparents shot while driving around Cape Canaveral/Kennedy Space Center in early 1965. The picture on the right was taken on August 7, 2009 from roughly the same location (about 10 yards back), showing the area as it looks today (the wider angle of the photo on the right is indicated by the desaturated area).

LC-14

nobody@ipernity.com (Revenki) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:19:52 +0000

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The launch mount at LC-14, used for the Mercury Atlas launches.

Reserved Parking

nobody@ipernity.com (Revenki) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:19:50 +0000

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At LC-14.

LC-14

nobody@ipernity.com (Revenki) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:19:47 +0000

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Part of the launch pad at LC-14.

LC-14

nobody@ipernity.com (Revenki) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:19:45 +0000

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LC-14

nobody@ipernity.com (Revenki) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:19:42 +0000

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The blockhouse and launch mount at LC-14.

Mercury Monument

nobody@ipernity.com (Revenki) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:19:40 +0000

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The Mercury Seven Monument at LC-14.

Plaque

nobody@ipernity.com (Revenki) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:19:38 +0000

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The Mercury 7, at the Mercury Monument outside LC14.

Mercury Monument

nobody@ipernity.com (Revenki) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:19:36 +0000

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The Mercury Seven Monument at LC-14.

Launch Pad

nobody@ipernity.com (Revenki) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:19:32 +0000

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Part of the launch pad at LC14

Crawler

nobody@ipernity.com (Revenki) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:22:10 +0000

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Control cab.

Crawler

nobody@ipernity.com (Revenki) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:22:14 +0000

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Crawler

nobody@ipernity.com (Revenki) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:22:12 +0000

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Parked at the pad, having just delivered Discovery.

In the Trenches

nobody@ipernity.com (Revenki) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:22:08 +0000

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Looking up at one of the vent holes in the launch platform for an SRB (which occupies the dark area on the left side of the hole).

Flame Trench

nobody@ipernity.com (Revenki) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:22:07 +0000

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The flame trench and the SRB side of the flame diverter. Note the firebrick walls, the eroded goop on the surface of the flame diverter, and the pipes for the water deluge system.

Big Holes

nobody@ipernity.com (Revenki) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:22:05 +0000

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The holes for the plumes from the Shuttles SSMEs (right) and SRBs (left).