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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In preparation for the July 1 launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-121, the Launch Pad 39B rotating service structure (RSS) enclosing the shuttle begins to roll away as light starts to fade from the sky. 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. The RSS provides protected access to the orbiter for changeout and servicing of payloads at the pad. The structure is supported by a rotating bridge that pivots about a vertical axis on the west side of the pad's flame trench. The hinge column rests on the pad surface and is braced to the fixed service structure. Support for the outer end of the bridge is provided by two eight-wheel, motor-driven trucks that move along circular twin rails installed flush with the pad surface. The track crosses the flame trench on a permanent bridge. The RSS is 102 feet long, 50 feet wide and 130 feet high. The structure has orbiter access platforms at five levels to provide access to the payload bay while the orbiter is being serviced in the RSS. Each platform has independent extendable planks that can be arranged to conform to a payload's configuration. This mission is the 115th shuttle flight and the 18th U.S. flight to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd1298
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STS-133 - LAUNCH - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
STS-133 - LAUNCH - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
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STS-133 - LAUNCH - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
Summary
Description: REMOTE TRACKING COVERAGE OF SHUTTLE EARLY FLIGHT AFTER LIFTOFF.
* FOCUS ON VEHICLE USING CAMERA FINDER.
Item: DD067-39A
Date Taken: 2/24/2011
Image Type: DIGITAL STILLS
STS133 LAUNCH AND LANDING
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sts 133 discovery
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launch and landing
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ultra high resolution
shuttle early flight
digital stills sts 133
camera finder
space shuttle
rocket launch
space program
Date
25/07/2005 - 21/07/2011
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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