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KSC-2009-4816
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery is revealed during sunrise after the rollback of the rotating service structure, or RSS. On top of the external fuel tank is the oxygen vent hood, called the "beanie cap," which is designed to vent gaseous oxygen vapors away from the shuttle. The rollback is preparation for Discovery's scheduled 1:36 a.m. EDT liftoff Aug. 25 with a crew of seven on the STS-128 mission.
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Credit lineKSC-2009-4816. NASA/KSC, 2009-08-24. Public domain. ID: KSC-2009-4816.
