KSC-04PD-1495

[KSC-04PD-1495]

  • Photo Number: KSC-04PD-1495

  • Release Date: 20-Jul-2004

  • Keywords: NASA,KSC,Kennedy Space Center
    • Description: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., Boeing workers make final adjustments to the mating of the upper canister around the MESSENGER (Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging) spacecraft with the lower protective panels around the Delta II upper stage booster for the transportation of MESSENGER to Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Liftoff of MESSENGER aboard a Boeing Delta II Heavy rocket is scheduled for Aug. 2. The spacecraft is expected to reach orbit around the planet in March 2011. MESSENGER was built for NASA by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md.

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    Thumbnail GIF 66 100 8288
    Slide GIF 120 108 15500
    Low GIF 159 240 44073
    Medium JPEG 510 768 53127
    High JPEG 2000 3008 416752

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