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The STS-106 payload within the SPACEHAB Module is shown after being loaded onto Atlantis using the Payload Ground Handling Mechanism.
NASA
Washington, DC, United States
The STS-106 payload within the SPACEHAB Module is shown after being loaded onto Atlantis on Launch Pad 39-B using the Payload Ground Handling Mechanism (PGHM). The PGHM (pronounced pigem) is located inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) of each shuttle launch pad’s Rotating Service Structure. The PGHM removes payloads from a transportation canister and installs them into the orbiter. It is essentially NASA’s largest fork-lift
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- Title: The STS-106 payload within the SPACEHAB Module is shown after being loaded onto Atlantis using the Payload Ground Handling Mechanism.
- Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL
- Owner: KSC
- Album: cbabir
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