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Endeavour lowered next to shuttle stack BY STEPHEN CLARK SPACEFLIGHT NOW Posted: March 1, 2011 
Hanging from a heavy-duty crane and sling, space shuttle Endeavour was lifted from the floor of the Vehicle Assembly Building and placed next to a foam-covered orange external fuel tank and two sleek solid rocket boosters Tuesday. Endeavour was in place near the tank's three attach points after 1 p.m. EST Tuesday. Technicians will firmly bolt the orbiter to the fuel tank and test electrical and structural connections between the shuttle components later this week. Endeavour is scheduled to roll out to the launch pad March 9. The shuttle is being prepared to blast off April 19 on its 25th and final mission. Endeavour and its six-person crew will deliver the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and a cache of supplies to the International Space Station. Photo credit: Spaceflight Now |
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