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KSC-02pd0186

NASA / KSC · 2002-02-27 · photograph (digital archive)

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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — After rollback of the Rotating Service Structure, Space Shuttle Columbia is revealed waiting for launch Feb. 28, 2002, at 6:48 a.m. EST (11:48 GMT) on mission STS-109. In the photo is seen the Orbiter Access Arm stretched to Columbia's cockpit, plus the "beanie cap" above the external tank. The cap is a vent hood allowing release of gaseous oxygen.

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Credit lineKSC-02pd0186. NASA/KSC, 2002-02-27. Public domain. ID: KSC-02pd0186.

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