Atlantis clear the doorway of the VAB as it begins its journey to Launch Pad 39A.
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Rollout of Atlantis is viewed from inside the Launch Control Center at the KSC
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Viewed across the turn basin Atlantis crawls toward Launch Pad 39A
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Various vehicles escort Atlantis as it crawls toward Launch Pad 39A
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Atlantic Ocean stretches across the horizon as Atlantis crawls toward Launch Pad 39A
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Atlantis on its rolls out journey to Pad 39A
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Atlantis makes the slow journey up the incline to the top of Launch Pad 39A
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Atlantis stands poised on the launch pad after its 6+ hour trek from the VAB.
At left is the rotating service structure that will be rotated to enclose the shuttle for protection and launch preparations.
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With a rainbow serving as a backdrop in the sky, space shuttle Atlantis (foreground) sits on Launch Pad A and Endeavour on Launch Pad B at KSC
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Space shuttle Atlantis (foreground) sits on Launch Pad A and Endeavour on Launch Pad B
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The payload canister holding STS-125 mission equipment is lifted from its transporter toward the payload changeout room in the rotating service structure
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Atlantis on Pad 39A shows payload canister (left) still attached to the payload changeout room where transfer of the payload takes place. At right is the 300,000 gallon water tank that supplies the deluge of water for sound suppression during liftoff
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The payload canister is in place at the payload changeout room on the rotating service structure, Atlantis is to the right
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With the doors of the payload canister open, technicians prepare for the transfer of payload from the canister into payload changeout room
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All four Shuttle carrier systems are shown in the PGHM (right) as they were being installed into Atlantis' Cargo Bay (left)
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The SLIC is installed behind the shuttle external airlock (top) in space shuttle Atlantis' payload bay
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Atlantis during Roll Out
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The PGHM in the Payload Changeout Room on the pad (viewed from the rear) as it transfers the STS-125 mission payload into Atlantis' payload bay
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