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May 15,2004, Higgs Farm, Maryland
Photos by Jill Weber
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Liftoff | Cruise | Apogee | Recovery |
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Tiger and Payload did all the real work... |
Photos by Curt Newport
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Photos by Mike deBey
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Photos by John Ritz
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Arrival at Higgs Farm | Dr. Evil inspects the motors | Electronics bay |
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Booster section crash landing | Launch Pad crater | Nose cone and Main 'chute recovery |
Photos by Norwood Truitt
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Without the 500+ lbs of booster, landing was a little farther out than planned |
Videos
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Full Flight LibertyFlight1.wmv Author: Tom Hier Duration: 1:41 Size: 2.74Mb |
Liftoff & Ascent LibertyLiftoff.wmv Author: Duration: 0:12 Size: 1.57Mb |
Pad Camera LibertyPadCamera.wmv Author: John Ritz Duration: 0:16 Size: 2.07Mb |
Slow Motion Replay SlowMotion.gif Author: Murrett Duration: 0:47 Size: 1.16Mb |
Photos by Dave Olson
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Leaving the Vehicle Assembly Building - Friday May 14, 2004 |
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112,000 Ns ready to burn | Motor retainer prep | Loading the 2nd "O" | P-10,500 |
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Pad setup | Forward piston | Nose shear pin prep | Inspecting the ignitors |
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"..not only can you climb in it, but you can operate power tools inside..." |
Installing the electronics |
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Moving the booster to the pad | Moving the payload to the pad | Neil had to climb in just one more time (Not really, he's just on the tower) |
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Moving the nose to the pad | The finishing touch |
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Power-up the electronics | Installing the ignitors | LCO | The tension mounts... |
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