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KSC-02pd0390

NASA / KSC · 2002-04-03 · photograph (digital archive)

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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — Space Shuttle Atlantis is revealed as the Rotating Service Structure rolls back into launch position. The RSS provides protected access to the orbiter for changeout and servicing of payloads at the pad. The structure has access platforms at five levels to provide access to the payload bay. The Shuttle rests on the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP), which straddles the flame trench below.

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Credit lineKSC-02pd0390. NASA/KSC, 2002-04-03. Public domain. ID: KSC-02pd0390.

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