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The crawler-transporter that carried space shuttle Atlantis to Launch Pad 39A sits serenely on the crawlerway.

NASA

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

The massive crawler-transporter that carried space shuttle Atlantis to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida sits serenely on the crawlerway once its transport duties were completed. Meanwhile, Atlantis' crew members are at the pad to participate in a launch countdown simulation exercise.

As part of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), the crew members are strapped into their seats on Atlantis to practice the steps that will be taken on launch day. Shuttle Atlantis and its crew are targeted to lift off July 8, taking with them the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module packed with supplies and spare parts to the International Space Station. The STS-135 mission also will fly a system to investigate the potential for robotically refueling existing satellites and return a failed ammonia pump module to help NASA better understand the failure mechanism and improve pump designs for future systems. STS-135 will be the 33rd flight of Atlantis, the 37th shuttle mission to the space station, and the 135th and final mission of NASA's Space Shuttle Program. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

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  • Title: The crawler-transporter that carried space shuttle Atlantis to Launch Pad 39A sits serenely on the crawlerway.
  • 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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