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On September 12, 2012, #NASA brought #Space #Shuttle #Endeavour to the Mate-Demate Device; a crane that lifts the #Orbiter to be mounted on, or taken off of, the #Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, which are modified Boeing 747’s.
The yellow bar helps attach the Orbiter to the MDD and has “United Space Alliance” written on the cross-bar.
The USA was formed by Lockheed and Boeing to jointly facilitate #SpaceShuttle maintenance work.
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#SpaceSaturday: After #NASA retired the Space Shuttle, the #Orbiters were given to #museums, but not before being prepared. On this photograph of #Atlantis, the 2 aft Orbital Maneuvering System Pods and forward Reaction Control System pod are missing. The missing forward #RCS is covered with clear tarp. The OMS pods left a silver-lined connection on the #ShuttleOrbiter.
In addition, the 3 Space Shuttle Main Engines have been removed for reuse on the #SLS #rocket.
Two Orbiter Processing Facilities are in the background, all were eventually leased to Boeing for the X-37B and Starliner programs.
#SpaceShuttle, #SpaceShuttleOrbiter, #SpaceShuttleAtlantis, # ReactionControlSystem #RCS, #Orbital ManeuveringSystem #OMS, #OrbiterProcessingFacility, #OPF,
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