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A lifting sling is lowered toward space shuttle Endeavour following its arrival in the Vehicle Assembly Building transfer aisle.

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Washington, DC, United States

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a lifting sling is lowered toward space shuttle Endeavour following its arrival in the Vehicle Assembly Building transfer aisle.

The rollover began at 12:53 a.m. EST and was completed at 2:08 p.m. when Endeavour was towed into the VAB's transfer aisle. Next, Endeavour will be attached to the sling, hoisted over a transom and lowered into High Bay 1, where it will be attached to its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters. Rollout of the shuttle stack to Kennedy’s Launch Pad 39A, a significant milestone in launch processing activities, is planned for early January 2010. The Italian-built Tranquility module, the primary payload for Endeavour's STS-130 mission, will be installed in the payload bay after the shuttle arrives at the pad. Launch is targeted for early February. For information on the STS-130 mission and crew, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts130/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis

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  • Title: A lifting sling is lowered toward space shuttle Endeavour following its arrival in the Vehicle Assembly Building transfer aisle.
  • Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL
  • Owner: KSC
  • Album: cbabir
  • About Title: To help you find images you’re searching for, previously untitled images have been labelled automatically based on their description

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