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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, technician Fred Parisi is attaching the CELA (Cargo Element Lifting Assembly) down rods to the External Stowage Platform -2 (ESP-2) in preparation for lifting the ESP-2 from its transportation container and installing it into the Payload Transportation Canister. At right, above, is Scott Kisner, task leader. The ESP-2 will travel to Launch Pad 39B with its fellow payload elements the Lightweight MPESS Carrier (Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure) and Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello in the canister. Once at the pad, the three payloads will be transferred to the payload bay of Discovery for flight. The ESP-2 is carrying replacement parts to the International Space Station. The platform will be deployed and attached to the Station’s airlock and used as a permanent spare parts facility. STS-114 is targeted for launch during a window that extends from May 15 through June 3.