Uploads from @apacheman, tagged lc39a

Botom of the Top

nobody@flickr.com (@apacheman) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:01:03 -0800

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This shot is looking up at where the sound suppression water comes out of the top of the main flame deflector.

Inside the Main Flame Deflector

nobody@flickr.com (@apacheman) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:00:51 -0800

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The lights weren't working at the time making it difficult to take a good picture.

Into the Belly

nobody@flickr.com (@apacheman) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:54:25 -0800

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This is only one of several ways to get into the area under the pad.

Into the Past

nobody@flickr.com (@apacheman) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:39:42 -0800

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All of the offices and shops were once housed under the pad during Apollo and the early days of the Shuttle program.

Well Guarded

nobody@flickr.com (@apacheman) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:39:32 -0800

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The high voltage substations are housed on the first floor. Maintenance was being preformed today, but usually they are kept behind locked fences.

PTCR 1st Floor

nobody@flickr.com (@apacheman) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:39:21 -0800

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Much of the Electrical and ventilation infrastructure is contained on the 1st floor of the PTCR (Pad Terminal Connection Room).

Never Ending?

nobody@flickr.com (@apacheman) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:20:40 -0800

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The sound suppression water pipes seem to on forever done here.

Doorway to Nowhere?

nobody@flickr.com (@apacheman) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:20:13 -0800

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Almost, but not quite. Going through this door will lead you underneath the main flame deflector.

"Man in Cell"

nobody@flickr.com (@apacheman) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:20:54 -0800

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This switch tell remote monitors that someone is in the catacombs

The Tunnel

nobody@flickr.com (@apacheman) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:21:00 -0800

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This tunnel goes from west to east all the way through the pad on it's south side right where the slope levels off onto the pad surface.

Stalagmites? Really?

nobody@flickr.com (@apacheman) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:20:07 -0800

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Water has been dripping from the catacomb pipes for so long that stalagmites are starting to form on the floor in numerous places.

Twisting Pipes

nobody@flickr.com (@apacheman) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:20:23 -0800

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The sound suppression water pipes wind through the catacombs, sometimes almost blocking the doorway.

No Place for Reading

nobody@flickr.com (@apacheman) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:20:49 -0800

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The lights in the catacombs are enough to do general work, but not much else.

Hard to Maintain

nobody@flickr.com (@apacheman) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:19:47 -0800

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Because of the damp dreary conditions, metal objects suffer greatly in the catacombs. They also tend to drip a little.

Communications?

nobody@flickr.com (@apacheman) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:19:53 -0800

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Decades of upgrades and improvements are not always as pretty as they seem on the surface.

Stalagmites?

nobody@flickr.com (@apacheman) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:19:59 -0800

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Yes, yes they are.

Utility

nobody@flickr.com (@apacheman) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:19:31 -0800

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The sound suppression water system that "appears" from the side of the flame trench runs through the catacombs.

Catacombs

nobody@flickr.com (@apacheman) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:19:16 -0800

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The catacombs run along each side of the flame trench.

Lots of Water

nobody@flickr.com (@apacheman) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:19:37 -0800

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All of the sound suppression water that come out of the flame trench and MLP goes through the catacombs.

Lonely

nobody@flickr.com (@apacheman) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:19:25 -0800

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There used to be workshops and storage in the catacombs.