KSC-2009-6284
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis' payload bay doors are closed around the cargo for Atlantis' STS-129 mission to the International Space Station and secured for launch. The cargo includes the Express Logistics Carriers 1 and 2. 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, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts129/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder
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KSC-2009-6284
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November 13, 2009
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KSC
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Kennedy Space Center, FL
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