Space Shuttle Mate/Demate Device |
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| Thursday, 21 December 2006 19:20 | |||
Nestled inside the Mate/Demate Device, work is underway to off-load Orbiter Columbia from atop NASA’s 747 jet transport.
The 75 ton spaceship will be hoisted into an assembly bay and mated with other Space Shuttle elements on a Mobile Launcher Platform.
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