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KSC-05pd-0592
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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — In the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Space Shuttle Discovery is beginning its long, slow journey to Launch Pad 39B. First motion was at 2:04 p.m. EDT. The Shuttle comprises the orbiter, External Tank (ET) and twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs). The Space Shuttle rests on the Mobile Launcher Platform, which is moved by the Crawler-Transporter underneath. The Crawler is 20 feet high, 131 feet long and 114 feet wide.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-05pd-0592. NASA/KSC, 2005-04-06. Public domain. ID: 05pd0592.
