KSC-08pd0037
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Lloyd Johns, with Lockheed Martin, prepares the area where the replacement feed-through connector in the engine cutoff, or ECO, sensor system on space shuttle Atlantis' external tank will be installed. Seen next to Johns' arm is the internal connector. The area is wrapped in material for weather protection. Berger wears safety equipment as helium gas is employed to keep the equipment under wrap dry. The feed-through connector passes the wires from the inside of the tank to the outside. Results of a tanking test on Dec. 18 pointed to an open circuit in the feed-through connector wiring, which is located at the base of the tank. The pins in the replacement connector have been precisely soldered to create a connection that allows sensors inside the tank to send signals to the computers onboard Atlantis. The work is being done on Launch Pad 39A. Space shuttle Atlantis is now targeted for launch on Feb. 7. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton
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January 13, 2008
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Kennedy Space Center, FL
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