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KSC-2011-1581
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the rotating service structure on Launch Pad 39A begins to move away from space shuttle Discovery, which is illuminated by bright xenon lights. The structure provides weather protection and access to the shuttle while it awaits lift off on the pad. RSS "rollback," as it's called, began at 8:02 p.m. EST on Feb. 23 and wrapped up at 8:37 p.m. Scheduled to lift off Feb. 24 at 4:50 p.m.
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Credit lineKSC-2011-1581. NASA/KSC, 2011-02-23. Public domain. ID: KSC-2011-1581.