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KSC-04pd0674
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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — Astrotech Space Operations facilities near KSC, workers begin to rotate the Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft on the turnover fixture. Workers will perform the propulsion system phasing test - firing gas through the thrusters in order to verify that the right thrusters fire when expected - as part of prelaunch testing at the site. Launch is scheduled for May 11 from Pad 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-04pd0674. NASA/KSC, 2004-03-26. Public domain. ID: KSC-04pd0674.
