The Rotating Service Structure (RSS) is rotated away from space shuttle Atlantis to get it ready for its STS-122 mission launch.
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The RSS is used for servicing the shuttle prior to launch. It is the final retraction in support for the December, 6th launch to the international space station ISS. I created this animation based on public NASA webcam imaginary, which I animated later. The difference in retraction speed may either be actual small holds or just an artifact of NASA webcam updates (sometimes an update is missing). I have polled pictures once every minute. The whole retraction took roughly 50 minutes.
Image Credit: Raw Images NASA Webcam/Compilation: Rainer Gerhards
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