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KSC-06pd1304
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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — As the sun sets, painting pink and lavender clouds, the Space Shuttle Discovery is revealed after rollback of the rotating service structure in preparation for launch July 1 on mission STS-121. Above the golden external tank is the vent hood (known as the "beanie cap") at the end of the gaseous oxygen vent arm. Vapors are created as the liquid oxygen in the external tank boil off. The hood vents the gaseous oxygen vapors away from the space shuttle vehicle.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-06pd1304. NASA/KSC, 2006-06-30. Public domain. ID: KSC-06pd1304.
