KSC-2011-6531
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a technician sits on top of the Hyster forklift to help guide the engine removal device toward Engine #1, the final engine to be removed from space shuttle Atlantis. Another technician monitors the progress from inside the aft section of Atlantis. The forklift will be used to remove the engine and transport it to the Engine Shop for possible future use. Each of the three space shuttle main engines is 14 feet long and weighs 7,800 pounds. Removal of the space shuttle main engines is part of the Transition and Retirement work that is being performed in order to prepare Atlantis for eventual display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. Photo credit: Frankie Martin
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KSC-2011-6531
Date Created
August 22, 2011
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KSC
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Location
Kennedy Space Center, FL
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