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Topic: STS-116 rolls toward launch
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-01-2006 12:49 PM
   
NASA images and caption  quote:
In darkness, Discovery rolls out of its processing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center for the short trip to the Vehicle Assembly Building. Once there, the orbiter will be joined to its large external tank and twin solid rocket boosters, which are already stacked on the mobile launch platform.Space Shuttle Discovery is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39B no earlier than Nov. 7 in preparation for launch on mission STS-116 to the International Space Station. The mission's payload includes the next space station component -- the P5 integrated truss segment -- as well as the SPACEHAB module and other key components. During the mission, the crew will not only install the truss segment, but also rewire the station to use the new solar arrays deployed by the crew of STS-115 in September. The launch window for mission STS-116 opens Dec. 7.
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-02-2006 02:42 PM
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cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 11-02-2006 04:23 PM
Robert,great pictures! Chris. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-02-2006 04:30 PM
NASA's Kim Shiflett captured a great series of shots. For the complete collection, see: KSC's Media Archive. |
OV-105
Member Posts: 816
From: Ridgecrest, CA
Registered: Sep 2000
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posted 11-02-2006 07:42 PM
That must be one of the worst jobs to have at KSC. Go all over the place taking photos of the shuttle or what ever the payload is. I forgot the other part getting paid to do that. I think anyone here would do it for free. |
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