Recently, I got the chance to participate as a NASA Social Media Commentator for the Antares launch from Wallops Flight Facility, VA. As you have no doubt heard, the flight did not go as expected and some, as yet to be determined, anomaly caused the vehicle to crash. It will be some time before any real reasons reveal the cause of the launch vehicle failure. So, in the meantime, please enjoy my collection of photos I’m posting of the different toolboxes and workbenches I saw around the facility on my tour.
If I learned a lesson, it’s that I need a new camera. Please enjoy the blur!
Sounding Rocket Foundry ToolboxWallops Machine Shop Rolling ToolboxUnion Shop on Wallops was clean, efficient and productive! Go 1752!If it needs a connection, the Ballooning Lab can solder any wire, any way!Not so fast! This stuff is waiting to get back in calibration and back to use! To use the vernacular, “these balloonists are no joke, yo.”You know how you just gush if you see cats in funny poses on the Internet? Well, that’s what was happening here, except it wasn’t cats, but instead balloonist storage bins.Safety is no joke at Wallops. These bins were everywhere around tools, things that make noise, or really just anything that was super loud, fast and could ruin your day. Put these puppies on, kids.Need to work on the go? Then why not use a rolling cart to move your tools and work around the shop floor?
