KSC-05PD-0420

[KSC-05PD-0420]

  • Photo Number: KSC-05PD-0420

  • Release Date: 14-Mar-2005

  • Keywords: NASA,KSC,Kennedy Space Center
    • Description: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. In the Space Station Processing Facility, technicians prepare a Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG), attached to the Small Adapter Plate Assembly, to be lifted to the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier for flight. The CMG will launch aboard Space Shuttle Discovery on Return to Flight mission, STS-114 to the Space Station. The CMGs provide altitude control for the outpost keeping it properly oriented toward the Sun without the use of rocket fuel. During the STS-114 mission, astronauts will perform a spacewalk to replace an inoperable CMG. Four CMGs are mounted on the Z1 Truss of the Station. The launch window for STS-114 is May 15 to June 3, 2005.

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    Slide GIF 120 108 15500
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    Medium JPEG 597 767 100266
    High JPEG 2333 3000 731150

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