Spaceflight Now: STS-101 Mission Report
Hydraulic lines frozen

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Posted: April 12, 2000

Shuttle technicians oversee the freezing of hydraulic lines leading to and from Atlantis' broken Power Drive Unit. The PDU, located inside the shuttle's tail, controls Atlantis' rudder/speed brake during landing. The hydraulic fluid within the lines was frozen to prevent air from entering the hydraulic systems. Source video: NASA (374k, 29sec QuickTime file).

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