STS-29 tracking and data relay satellite D (TDRS-D) mating at KSC VPF

S89-27383 (29 Dec 1988) --- This wide shot of a test cell in KSC's Vertical Processing Facility affords an overall scene of the mating process of the STS 29 tracking and data relay satellite (TDRS-D, in foreground) with its inertial upper stage (IUS-9, in lower part of frame). Later the tandem will be loaded into the cargo bay of Discovery.