Detail View: NASA Kennedy Center Media Archive Collection: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, workers check the placement of the Pressurized Mating Adapter -3 (PMA-3) as the overhead crane places it in the payload bay of the orbiter Discovery. A component of the International Space Station, the PMA-3 will fly on Shuttle mission STS-92, scheduled to launch Oct. 5. The mission will be the fifth flight to the Space Station, and the 100th Shuttle flight overall. PMA-3 provides shuttle docking port for solar array installation on flight 4A (mission STS-97 scheduled for Nov. 30), and Lab installation on flight 5A (mission STS-98, scheduled for Jan. 18, 2001)
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Description:
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, workers check the placement of the Pressurized Mating Adapter -3 (PMA-3) as the overhead crane places it in the payload bay of the orbiter Discovery. A component of the International Space Station, the PMA-3 will fly on Shuttle mission STS-92, scheduled to launch Oct. 5. The mission will be the fifth flight to the Space Station, and the 100th Shuttle flight overall. PMA-3 provides shuttle docking port for solar array installation on flight 4A (mission STS-97 scheduled for Nov. 30), and Lab installation on flight 5A (mission STS-98, scheduled for Jan. 18, 2001)
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Release Date:
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07/06/2000
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Photo Credit:
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NASA
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Release:
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899
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facet_what:
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International Space Station (ISS)
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facet_where:
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Florida
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facet_when:
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07-06-2000
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facet_when_year:
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2000
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Photo Number:
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KSC-00PP-0879
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UID:
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SPD-KSCMA-KSC-00PP-0879
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original url:
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http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=5635
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