NASA / Frankie Martin
DISCOVERY BECOMING HER OLD SELF AGAIN... Last week, engineers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida re-installed the first of two Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pods onto space shuttle Discovery. Die-hard space fans will notice that in the image directly below, the OMS pod has been stripped of its interior fuel tanks and other parts for its propulsion system. The reason for this was that NASA wanted Discovery to be rid of any equipment that may contain residue of toxic rocket fuel and other chemicals that could endanger the public after the orbiter is sent to her final resting home at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia next year. Delivery of Discovery to the museum is scheduled for April of 2012.
NASA / Frankie Martin
NASA / Frankie Martin
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