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Rotating Service Structure re-attached to Space Shuttle
Verfasst von Rainer Gerhardsam 12.10.2007um 12:41 Uhr.

See how the rotating service structure (RSS) is moved towards the space shuttle on the mobile launcher platform (MLP).

This is the shuttle-level view of the rotating service structure's rollback to the space shuttle. There is also a video available with the ground-level view of the MLP.

For more information and complete coverage, please visit my space launch viewing blog.

This video was created based on NASA public webcam images, which I compiled into a stream. Pictures were taken in a one-minute interval. Unfortunately, the point of view changes quite often. So I have resorted to a slow animation, which will hopefully allow you to get the overall idea. The pictures were taken during Discovery's STS-120 mission preparation on October, 11th. The RSS was retracted to permit the APU hotfire test to be executed.