KSC-2009-6086
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the rotating service structure has been moved from around space shuttle Atlantis to allow the installation of the canister containing the payload for the STS-129 mission to the International Space Station into the Payload Changeout Room. Next, the payload - Express Logistics Carriers 1 and 2 - will be transferred into Atlantis' payload bay. The STS-129 crew will deliver two spare gyroscopes, two nitrogen tank assemblies, two pump modules, an ammonia tank assembly and a spare latching end effector for the station's robotic arm. Launch is set for Nov. 16. For information on the STS-129 mission objectives and crew, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts129/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller
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KSC-2009-6086
Date Created
October 30, 2009
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KSC
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Kennedy Space Center, FL
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