NASA / Kim Shiflett
Endeavour: Retirement Update #3... A little more than a week since the left Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod was re-installed onto Endeavour at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the shuttle's right OMS pod was reattached to the vehicle today. This milestone comes a week after technicians inside Orbiter Processing Facility-2 (where Endeavour currently resides) began removing Main Propulsion System (MPS) tanks from the payload bay of the youngest spaceplane in NASA's retired fleet. The three main Auxiliary Power Units were removed from the orbiter on the same day the MPS tanks were uninstalled.
NASA / Dimitri Gerondidakis
The last major items that make up Endeavour's transition and retirement operation include the removal of additional MPS components from her engine compartment (for future use on NASA's Space Launch System), the installation of three Replica Shuttle Main Engines, the closing of her twin payload bay doors for the final time, and of course, the permanent powering-down of Endeavour's electrical systems. She is set to head to the California Science Center in downtown Los Angeles this September.
NASA / Kim Shiflett
NASA / Kim Shiflett
NASA / Kim Shiflett
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