Endeavour Gets Its Engines
May 27, 2009
In NASA Kennedy's Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, technicians on the Hyster forklift maneuver main engine 1 into position for installation on space shuttle Endeavour.
Endeavour is the backup shuttle, if needed for rescue, for the STS-125 Hubble servicing mission and will be stationed on Launch Pad 39B. For that purpose, it is designated STS-400.
Once Atlantis returns, Endeavour will be moved to Launch Pad 39A for the targeted Nov. 10, STS-126 launch to deliver a multi-purpose logistics module to the International Space Station.
Endeavour is the backup shuttle, if needed for rescue, for the STS-125 Hubble servicing mission and will be stationed on Launch Pad 39B. For that purpose, it is designated STS-400.
Once Atlantis returns, Endeavour will be moved to Launch Pad 39A for the targeted Nov. 10, STS-126 launch to deliver a multi-purpose logistics module to the International Space Station.
Topics:
Human spaceflight, Spaceflight, Space exploration, STS-400, STS-126, STS-125, Space Shuttle Endeavour, Edwards Air Force Base, Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39, Space Shuttle, Manned spacecraft, Space Shuttle program
