Creator: John Griswold
Date: 2004
Abstract: This paper reviews the condition assessment, preliminary conservation stabilization, disassembly, and relocation of the 43-meter-long mock-up of the first Space Shuttle Orbiter, in the historic Design Engineering Implementation (DEI) Room at the NASA-Rockwell facility in Downey, California. Establishment of minimum environmental requirements and review of proposed plans for disassembly, transport and storage of the orbiter mock-up by the conservator are discussed, as well as implementation and supervision of the project. Design and fabrication of a special double-walled tent-like housing within the same building is described, along with the implementation of a long-term monitoring program.
Reference: John Griswold 2004, ‘Preserving the Orbiter: Stabilization, Disassembly, Relocation and Storage of an Historic Space Shuttle Mock-Up’, Big Stuff 2004
DOI Link (Paper):
| Griswold, John. (2004). Preserving the Orbiter: Stabilization, Disassembly, Relocation and Storage of an Historic Space Shuttle Mock-Up. Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4084745 |
DOI Link (Q&A):
| Griswold, John. (2004, September 29). Preserving the Orbiter: Stabilization, Disassembly, Relocation and Storage of an Historic Space Shuttle Mock-Up Q&A. Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4116544 |
