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NASA image: KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload16
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Orbiter payload canister being raised into the PCR at Launch Pad 39A - 1980

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Aug 1, 2010

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Loading payload trunnion into the payload canister fitting in the O&C high bay, March 6, 1984

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NASA image: KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload11
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Aug 1, 2010

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Removal of payload from the canister to work stand in the O&C high bay, November 18, 1985

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NASA image: KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload19
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Aug 1, 2010

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Rotation in progress at the CRF, April 13, 2010

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Aug 1, 2010

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Installing the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) using the payload strongback, into Canister 1 O&C high bay,...

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NASA image: KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload21
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Aug 1, 2010

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Canister in the SSPF, October 21, 2008

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Aug 1, 2010

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Canister open in VPF. Payload for STS-5, SBS-3, & Anik C-3, being loaded into the canister

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NASA image: KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload20
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Aug 1, 2010

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Lowering canister to the transporter bed in the vertical position at the CRF, April 13, 2010

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Aug 1, 2010

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Manual manipulation of the cables during canister rotation in the VAB

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NASA image: KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload22
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Canister's doors open in the SSPF, October 21, 2008

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Aug 1, 2010

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Horizontal loading & unloading of payload canister with test weights in O&C high bay, November 12, 1980

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Canister in the VPF, March 30, 1984

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Aug 1, 2010

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Canister rotation in the VAB

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NASA image: KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload15
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Aug 1, 2010

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Installing the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) using the payload strongback, into Canister 1 O&C high bay,...

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NASA image: KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload23
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Aug 1, 2010

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Vertical cleaning of the canister prior to payload processing

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Aug 1, 2010

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Canister inside the clean room of VPF with doors partially open and payload visible

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NASA image: KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload13
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Aug 1, 2010

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Transferring the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) into Canister 1 for STS-41C, March 6, 1984

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NASA image: KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload1
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Aug 1, 2010

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Original appearance of the orbiter payload canister before painting, August 13, 1980

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NASA image: KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload9
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Aug 1, 2010

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Payload canister with the original rain cover en route from the O&C to the VAB, November 11, 1980

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NASA image: KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload3
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Aug 1, 2010

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Canister 1 and canister 2 inside the VAB

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