In the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building the orbiter Atlantis is suspended by a sling.

In the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building, the orbiter Atlantis is suspended by a sling. With the transporter moved away, the orbiter will be raised to vertical and lifted up into high bay 1. Then it will be lowered onto the mobile launcher platform where the external tank and solid rocket boosters are already stacked. Space Shuttle Atlantis is targeted to roll out to Launch Pad 39A on February 14 for mission STS-117. The mission is No. 21 to the International Space Station and construction flight 13A. Photo credit: NASA/Amanda Diller