Lifting of Discovery in VAB

[KSC-95PC-0649]

  • Photo Number: KSC-95PC-0649

  • Release Date: 03-May-1995

  • Keywords: SHUTTLE,sts-70
    • Description: Inside the cavernous Vehicle Assembly Building, workers carry out the meticulous process of lifting the orbiter Discovery from a horizontal to a vertical position. Once upright, Discovery will be transferred into a high bay for mating with the external tank/solid rocket booster assembly already mounted on the mobile launcher platform. Completing the assembly takes about five working days. Discovery's next destination: Launch Pad 39B, and final preparations for liftoff on Mission STS-70 in early June.

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