Meanwhile it continued with the
LOX-Transfer line on
Side 2 for first the blind flange came at the end of the line. I.e. the actual blind flange is already done, which is the grey disc with the medium-sized red seal. But still a thicker white disc comes close behind it.
And here is the finished flange with the segmented elbow pipe as first part of the Side 2 transfer line already, which had to be divided into several segments due to the five
Welding joints and of the rings distributed along the entire length.
Because the transfer line with 1.4 mm diameter is relatively thin, I have taken this time insulation tube for the rings. The casings of the welding joints are again wrapped in aluminium foil. And then everything went to the painting.
And this is the finished first segment, which now can be installed at the end of Side 2.
First the final segment with the blind flange was threaded through the rear support and connected to the 2nd pipe segment in the following welding joint. This segment ranges in the
Bay 5, where already the next welding joint will come. In between are still three groups of rings. Behind it, the beginning of the 3rd segment is already to see with the rings.
The connection of 4th segment then follows in the welding joint in the
Bay 9, then ranging in the
Bay 15.
Then follows only the last pipe segment - with the segmented elbow pipe - which leads to the
Side 1.
And so it has now its particularity. While the
Transfer line on
Side 2 was previously white, but now its color changes located in the segmented elbow pipe at the corner to
Side 1 strangely on grey (why always??), how to see clearly in this picture (see arrow).
Source: NASA
This must be so, because the NASA engineers will have thought already anything it.
So, and here the first grey segment of the transfer line is preinstalled behind the corner on the left pallet on the
Access platform AP 1.
And so the boredom of endless straight pipes is over now, because it goes now from the left pallet to the right pallet, and so that finally the long prepared
LOX-Valve skid again comes into play. And because it goes directly in
Bay 7 in front of the
LOX-Filter from the horizontal in a vertical after up, so high of course not quite.
Shortly thereafter, it is now really exciting because now the branchings of the pipes on the valve skid are beginning and really have it in themselves. Let's see what still can be built.
And so slowly but surely, Side 1 begins to fill ...
As far as for today.
