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KSC-05pd-0538
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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, a Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME), held by a Hyster fork lift, is maneuvered into place in position number one (upper chamber) in Atlantis. Overall, an SSME weighs approximately 7,000 pounds. Three engines provide the thrust, along with the two Solid Rocket Boosters, for liftoff. After about 2 minutes, the two boosters are spent and are separated from the external tank.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-05pd-0538. NASA/KSC, 2005-04-01. Public domain. ID: 05pd0538.
