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Columbia's no. 2 engine removed from the orbiter is lowered toward the floor of the Orbiter Processing Facility.

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Columbia's no. 2 engine, removed from the orbiter, is lowered toward the floor of the Orbiter Processing Facility. After small cracks were discovered on the LH2 Main Propulsion System (MPS) flow liners in two other orbiters, program managers decided to move forward with inspections on Columbia before clearing it for flight on STS-107. The heat shields were removed, and after removing the three main engines, inspections of the flow liners will follow. The July 19 launch of Columbia on STS-107 has been delayed a few weeks.

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  • Title: Columbia's no. 2 engine removed from the orbiter is lowered toward the floor of the Orbiter Processing Facility.
  • 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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