KSC00pp1161
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During the transfer the STS-106 payload to Atlantis on Launch Pad 39-B, a technician turns a switch to move the Payload Ground Handling Mechanism (PGHM). The mechanism is located inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) of each shuttle launch pad’s Rotating Service Structure. The PGHM (pronounced pigem) removes payloads from a transportation canister and installs them into the orbiter. It is essentially NASA’s largest fork-lift
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KSC00pp1161
Date Created
August 16, 2000
Center
KSC
Media Type
image
Location
Kennedy Space Center, FL
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