2009-10 Photos - Deconstructing the Dome
Preliminaries and Skylab
 One of the first tasks--removing the rest of the entrance and the temporary doors (EG). |
 Inside, all of the remaining electrical, lights etc., was removed. The last food pull from the dome was a massive effort held during Thanksgiving week (EG). |
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Everything around the dome perimeter and Skylab was excavated, including the original tunnel from the dome to skylab and the escape/comms tunnel that we installed in 1989- 90 when we dug out the dome to fix the foundations and moved the comms cables. The first floor of Skylab (that isn't red here) didn't exist in 1977, we used to walk straight out there on the surface to head to the Clean Air building (AM). |
 Here the tunnels are mostly gone, all except the crossing we built in 1989-90 for the comms tunnel...the last time the dome base ring was totally dug out, for structural repairs. (AM). |
 Here the rest of the tunnel crossing has been removed (EG). |
 Next, the ladder gets yanked off (FB). |
 Removing the roof and walls of Skylab itself (FB). |
 Here goes the south wall of the fourth floor (FB). |
 The first of several views from the galley windows in mid-December. Here the third floor is going away (EG). |
 The third floor is gone, here goes the second floor (EG). |
 A bit more is gone, and some of the pieces are visible (GT). |
 And then there was nothing left (EG). Yes, the dome is next. continue here...credits are on the last photo page. | |