KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility, bay 3, the Canadian-built orbiter boom sensor system robotic arm is being lowered onto a stand after removal from Discovery’s payload bay. The boom, which was was used on Return to Flight mission STS-114 to provide more extensive inspection and photography of Discovery, will undergo inspection. The orbiter will be processed for the second Return to Flight mission, STS-121.
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