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KSC-2011-5169
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis is revealed on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida bathed in xenon lights following the move of the rotating service structure (RSS). The structure provides weather protection and access to the shuttle while it awaits liftoff on the pad. The tower at left is used for safely burning off any excess hydrogen while the shuttle is on the pad prior to launch. RSS retract marks a major milestone in Atlantis' STS-135 mission countdown.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-2011-5169. NASA/KSC, 2011-07-07. Public domain. ID: KSC-2011-5169.
