User:Leebrandoncremer
Lee Brandon-Cremer (former pen name Lee Robert Caldwell)
Born 1964 lived in Australia, Canada and England, worked in the US from Coast to Coast as a freelance writer.
Writer/Researcher on Manned Spaceflight and ICBM projects (namely Titan 1 and 2 ICBM histories).
Contirbuted to: the Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, Spaceflight Magazine, Countdown Magazine and others.
Special interest in Russian Manned Spaceflight (Salyut, Mir, Buran and the ISS), also the US Space Shuttle Program.
Frequently visited every NASA Field Center as well as Vandenberg AFB SLC-6. Viewed Shuttle launches and landings, as well as US ELV launches. Witnessed STS-1 and consider it the proudest moment of my free-lance career.
Co-authored a book entitled 'Space Shuttle Almanac: A Comprehensive Overview of 40 Years of Space Shuttle Development and Operations' ISBN # 0-9696313-0-8 Copyright 1992 (revised/re-released 2011). Co-author Joel W. Powell. View it at www.spaceshuttlealmanac.com.
My Wiki Contributions
[edit]Recently revamped/cleaned up the en:External Stowage Platform (ESP), en:ExPRESS Logistics Carrier (ELC) pages and created a page for the (ICC), en:Orbital Replacement Units (ORUs) and the en:External Active Thermal Control System (EATCS).
I have contributed to:
- en:Mir Space Station
- Picosatellite Solar Cell Testbed 2 en:PSSC-2
As well as many Shuttle Mission pages including the final missions en:STS-134 and en:STS-135.
My Photos
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At Pad 39
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At Endeavour Rollout 1992 at Palmdale
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On the Pad 39 crawlerway
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Clean room at KSC SPF with my friend Joel Powell
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At Pad 34 with my friend Phil Galbraith in 1988, photo by former USAF Col. Ernest Malnassy, former head of the CCAFS Museum
My Best Creations
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A diagram showing the Konus drogue and module movements around Mir's docking node.
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Composite view of the US Segment of the ISS from STS-124 EVA
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Composite image of the Russian Segment during STS-128 EVA
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Composite image of the Russian Segment during STS-129 EVA
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Composite of images showing the view of the entire station as seen from ELC-3 during EVA 4
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Virtual recreation from an STS-134 photo to reveal the station and shuttle as it would appear during STS-135
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A composite of photos taken during the station spacewalk of the overall ISS from ELC-2, note MISSE-8 PEC on the right
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Buran family
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OK-GLI Approach and landing test craft
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OK-KS Captive carry and electrical testing
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OK-ML1 Pad fit checks, thermal/mechanical test craft
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OK-ML2 Propellant testing & crew escape test craft
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OK-1.01 First orbiter to launch and land
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OK-1.02 Second planned orbiter
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OK-2.01 Third planned orbiter