Ready for a Lift!
May 29, 2009
In the Vehicle Assembly Building's transfer aisle, an overhead crane is being attached to space shuttle Atlantis.
The crane will lift Atlantis to a vertical position for transfer to high bay 3 where it will be stacked with its external tank and twin solid rocket boosters.
The crane will lift Atlantis to a vertical position for transfer to high bay 3 where it will be stacked with its external tank and twin solid rocket boosters.
Topics:
Apollo program, Manned spacecraft, Space Shuttle program, STS-74, Vehicle Assembly Building, Booster, STS-117, Kennedy Space Center, Space Shuttle, Human spaceflight, Solid rocket booster, Crane
