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KSC-06pd1313
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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — After rollback of the rotating service structure (RSS) on Launch Pad 39B, Space Shuttle Discovery seems to glow in the spotlights. Rollback was in preparation for launch July 1 on mission STS-121. Seen 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.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-06pd1313. NASA/KSC, 2006-06-30. Public domain. ID: KSC-06pd1313.
