KSC-2012-5081
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Vehicle Assembly Building doors are opened ahead of the moving of space shuttle Endeavour to the Mate-Demate Device, or MDD, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The MDD is located at the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy. The shuttle will be lifted and connected to the top of NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA, a modified 747 jetliner. The shuttle has been fitted with an aerodynamic tailcone for its flight aboard the SCA to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin
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KSC-2012-5081
Date Created
September 14, 2012
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KSC
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Kennedy Space Center, FL
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