In the Vehicle Assembly Building, Atlantis is ready to be towed to the Orbiter Processing Facility. The orbiter was demated from its external tank in the high bay, lifted over the transom, then lowered and shifted to the horizontal position in the transfer aisle.
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Kennedy Space Center
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NASA
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In the Vehicle Assembly Building, Atlantis is ready to be towed to the Orbiter Processing Facility. The orbiter was demated from its external tank in the high bay, lifted over the transom, then lowered and shifted to the horizontal position in the transfer aisle.