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XRS-2 → Photos →Prelaunch →The XRS Floor

Part of the rocket behind a clear curtain (90K JPEG)

This is the 8th floor of the launch tower. The rocket is the white cylinder behind the clean-room curtain. The large tank in front is full of liquid helium, which we will use to top off the XRS insert.

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