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Space Shuttle Main Engine 3 install in Endeavor

NASA2007-01-19

NASA

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, technicians on a Hyster forklift maneuver space shuttle main engine no. 3 into place on Endeavour. Each space shuttle main engine is 14 feet long, weighs about 6,700 pounds, and is 7.5 feet in diameter at the end of the nozzle. The orbiter is scheduled for mission STS-118, targeted for launch on June 28. The mission will be the 22nd flight to the International Space Station, carrying another starboard array, S5, for installation.

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  • Title: Space Shuttle Main Engine 3 install in Endeavor
  • Creator: NASA
  • Date Created: 2007-01-19
  • Location: OPF 2
  • Rights: KSC
  • Album: cbabir
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