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 STS-122 Feedthrough Connector Removal 
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Images from the removal of the feedthrough connector. It was removed on December, 29th 2007 for further analysis in the Marshall Space Flight Center. At Launch Pad 39A, a team of external tank specialists from Lockheed Martin and the United Space Alliance undertakes the task of removing the hydrogen feed-through connector in support of space shuttle Atlantis' STS-122 mission.

A technician cuts the external connector cable.
A technician cuts the external connector cable.
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A technician removes a pair of support brackets.
A technician removes a pair of support brackets.
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A technician gives the connector a cleaning, removing any residual foam insulation, and begins disconnecting the connector assembly.
A technician gives the connector a cleaning, removing any residual foam insulation, and begins disconnecting the connector assembly.
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A technician pulls the connector assembly, with its associated electrical harness, away from the tank.
A technician pulls the connector assembly, with its associated electrical harness, away from the tank.
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Technicians set up equipment that will be used to take X-rays of the connector cable.
Technicians set up equipment that will be used to take X-rays of the connector cable.
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A technician disconnects the connector before it is demated from the external tank.
A technician disconnects the connector before it is demated from the external tank.
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A technician demates the connector from the external tank.
A technician demates the connector from the external tank.
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A technician inspects the connector just removed from the external tank
A technician inspects the connector just removed from the external tank
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Technicians wrap the connector for transport to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., for further cryogenic testing.
Technicians wrap the connector for transport to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., for further cryogenic testing.
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Technicians wrap the connector for transport to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., for further cryogenic testing.
Technicians wrap the connector for transport to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., for further cryogenic testing.
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Technicians place the wrapped connector in a shipping container for transport to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., for further cryogenic testing.
Technicians place the wrapped connector in a shipping container for transport to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., for further cryogenic testing.
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A technician carries the shipping container in which the wrapped connector is secured for transport to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., for further cryogenic testing.
A technician carries the shipping container in which the wrapped connector is secured for transport to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., for further cryogenic testing.
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