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#1 2007-01-18 13:15:17
- Michael Bloxham
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Re: How big is the VAB door?
Compare this picture:
With this one:
Just how tall and wide is the VAB door?
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#2 2007-01-18 13:25:33
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Re: How big is the VAB door?
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#3 2007-01-18 14:37:59
- Michael Bloxham
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Re: How big is the VAB door?
Yeah, I got the height, but I can't find the width. All the pics I can find show same door as the lower photo, but I can't figure what the top photo shows. Is there a bigger door around the back or something?
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#4 2007-01-18 14:48:42
- Michael Bloxham
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Re: How big is the VAB door?
"Doors: There are 4 High Bay doors. Each opening is 139 meters (456 ft) high. The north entry to the transfer aisle was widened 12.2 meters (40ft) to permit entry of the Orbiter, and slotted at the center to accommodate its vertical stabilizer."
I know it is not the north entry which is shown in the top photo, as this is the short one where the orbiter is taxied in. The bottom photo shows one of the two entries on the west side. Perhaps the top photo is of a wider entry on the east side?
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#5 2007-01-19 22:15:57
- Michael Bloxham
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Re: How big is the VAB door?
Mystery solved! Apparently, my screen was too dark for me to notice the box trusses that are right next to the doors. When I saved the pic to my desktop and seriously increased the gamma, I could see that the photo shows the shuttle stack is about 15m outside the door already. Hence the illusion. Thanks to the guys at the nasaspaceflight forums for pointing that one out.
FYI, the door is 139m high, 23.1m wide at the top, and 46.3m wide at the bottom.
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