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Endeavour - Go For Payload Press Conference - 10-9-2014

Started by Midnight Mover, October 10, 2014, 09:15:39 AM

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"Go for Payload" is a delicate operation that will install a flown SPACEHAB and other equipment into Endeavour's Payload Bay. The installation of the SPACEHAB will take place on the day of the news conference.  The payload being installed is a similar configuration to the load carried on the STS-118 mission. Former NASA astronaut Barbara Morgan, who served as STS-118 Mission Specialist, will be present at the news conference. The operation takes place from now to October 25, 2014. This will be the first time the payload bay doors of an operational orbiter have been opened anywhere except at the Kennedy Space Center or the Palmdale assembly facility. The doors are made of very lightweight composite material and were not designed to be operated on Earth under its gravitational influence. As a result, it requires specific equipment and procedures to operate safely. This will also be the last time a payload is installed in a space shuttle.






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