Atlantis Exhibit Grand Opening Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex |
29 June 2013 Page Five of Six |
The underside of one of the Payload Bay doors. | |
The NASA logo on Atlantis' wing. | |
The three Main Engines and smaller Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) engines. | |
An expanse of black tiles along Atlantis' belly provided protection from the heat of reentry. Note the door for the landing gear. | |
A replica of the Hubble Space Telescope is displayed alongside Atlantis. | |
Another view of the Hubble Space Telescope replica. | |
A view of the deployed robot arm. Note the sensor boom stored along the top of the opposite side of the Payload Bay used in conjunction with the robot arm to scan for damage to the thermal protection system over the entire vehicle. A precaution added after the Columbia disaster. | |
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