On the mate demate device at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility technicians attach a lifting crane to Atlantis.
NASA
Washington, DC, United States
On the mate/demate device at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, technicians attach a lifting crane to Atlantis. The orbiter will be lifted up from the shuttle carrier aircraft, or SCA, and lowered to the ground. Then Atlantis will be towed to the Orbiter Processing Facility to begin processing for its next launch, mission STS-122 in December. Atlantis arrived at Kennedy Space Center atop the SCA on July 3 after a three-day, cross-country flight due to fuel stops and weather delays. Touchdown was at 8:27 a.m. EDT. Atlantis landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California on June 22 to end mission STS-117. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller.
- Title: On the mate demate device at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility technicians attach a lifting crane to Atlantis.
- Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL
- Owner: KSC
- Album: cbabir
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