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Shuttle "Discovery":
Pre-Flight Activities, Rarely Seen by the General Public

These photos deserve a wide viewing audience: the amount of thought and engineering that goes into every launch is immense; each successful take-off represents the Mankind's finest effort, and is a wonder to behold.

External tank arrives by barge from Louisiana:

External tank approaches Vertical Assembly Building (VAB):
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Removing external tank:

Preparing to lift the tank to vertical:
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Lifting the tank:
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Solid rockets are attached:
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Orbiter: External tank with Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB):
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Engines are attached to the shuttle in the Orbiter Processing Facility:

Shuttle in sling ready for lift in VAB:
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Shuttle has been moved to VAB and will be attached to external tank:

Shuttle is attached:

Payload Preparation in Space Station Processing Facility:

Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM):
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Payload carrier leaves Canister Rotation Facility:

Payload being moved to Launch Pad:

Lifting payload into position for insertion into "Discovery"
when it arrives at the pad:

Shuttle "Discovery" leaves VAB:

Trip to launch:
Length - 3 1/2 mi
Time - 6-8 hours
Arrow indicates the Launch Pad.

Crawler Control

"Discovery" arrives at Pad:
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Payload is also inside the Launch Pad:

Ready for Launch:

We Have Lift Off !

sejal

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