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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility prepare Raffaello, the MPLM scheduled to fly on the STS-114 Return to Flight mission, for transfer from a cargo element work stand to an element rotation stand formerly used by the Leonardo MPLM. The latter allows the module to be rotated around its x-axis to facilitate better access to the MPLM during final pre-flight processing operations. STS-114 is a logistics flight (LF1) that will carry the External Stowage Platform plus supplies and equipment to the International Space Station. The planning window for launch is May 12 to June 3, 2005.