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Old 02-11-21, 05:36 AM   #15751
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A satellite?
No but very warm.
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Old 02-11-21, 05:51 AM   #15752
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Part of a Space Station
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Part of a Space Station
No.
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Old 02-11-21, 06:14 AM   #15754
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Mars Rover?
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Mars Rover?
No.

I will also make an edit here. Aktungbby asked if it was metal. I said yes but it is also composed of other elements. What you are seeing is not the metal.
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So part of a rocket?
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Part of the space shuttle external tank?
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Part of the internal cargo crane on the shuttle?
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So part of a rocket?
Technically no. A separate component.

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Part of the space shuttle external tank?
Bingo.

An amazing piece of equipment. The weight of this thing at takeoff - 1,680,000 lbs.



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Or, the crane in the NASA Vehicle Assembly Building.

You can see a bit of it here but I can't find a picture of it.
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/s...ttle_lift.html
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Technically no. A separate component.



Bingo.

An amazing piece of equipment. The weight of this thing at takeoff - 1,680,000 lbs.



Over to you.
Dang, that was just a stab.
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metal?
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I will also make an edit here. Aktungbby asked if it was metal. I said yes but it is also composed of other elements. What you are seeing is not the metal.
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Bingo.
An amazing piece of equipment. The weight of this thing at takeoff - 1,680,000 lbs,
'Heavy Metal'!'
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Dang, that was just a stab.
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I was just trying to think of something space related and yellow that fit the other clues.

What does this belong to?
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A castle gate?
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No, but I see what you are getting at.
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