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KSC-04pd1419
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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — Technicians at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., check the progress of the MESSENGER (Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging) spacecraft being lowered onto a spin table for testing. Scheduled to lift off Aug. 2 from Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the spacecraft is expected to reach orbit around Mercury in March 2011.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-04pd1419. NASA/KSC, 2004-07-06. Public domain. ID: KSC-04pd1419.
