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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — In the Orbiter Processing Facility, Discovery waits as the first of three Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSME) moves into position for installation on Discovery, the vehicle designated for the Return to Flight mission STS-114. Overall, an SSME weighs approximately 7,000 pounds. An SSME operates at greater temperature extremes than any mechanical system in common use today. The liquid hydrogen fuel is -423 degrees Fahrenheit, the second coldest liquid on Earth.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-04pd-2509. NASA/KSC, 2004-12-08. Public domain. ID: 04pd2509.
