STS-72 Preparation - RSS roll back - top of pad view

[KSC-96PC-0126]

  • Photo Number: KSC-96PC-0126

  • Release Date: 10-Jan-1996

  • Keywords: SHUTTLE,sts-72
    • Description: This distinctive view of the Space Shuttle Endeavour was taken from the Rotating Service Structure (RSS) as it was being rolled away from the vehicle at Launch Pad 39B. Endeavour is being prepared for liftoff on the first Shuttle flight of 1996, Mission STS-72, at 4:18 am EST, January 11. Rollback of the RSS marks another major milestone in the approximately three-day-long Shuttle launch countdown process.

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    Slide GIF 112 156 25350
    Low GIF 163 240 29649
    Medium JPEG 522 768 87450
    High JPEG 1526 2246 319937

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    Photos By: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (taken by Bionetics)
    Scanned By: J.Dumoulin, T.Nguyen, E.Cody and M.Downs NASA Payload Operations
    Captions: Paula Shawa (Paula.Shawa-1@ksc.nasa.gov) / SHER-10
    Curator: NASA/KSC Internet Systems Lab (Dumoulin, Downs, Paladino)
    Last Updated: Tuesday August 28 15:10:05 EDT 2001 (J.Dumoulin/E.Cody/T.Nguyen )

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