KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Suspended by cables in bay 3 of the Orbiter Processing Facility, the orbiter boom sensor system is lowered toward its place in Discovery's payload bay. It was removed last week in order to inspect the power system, which is routine after every flight. Discovery returned from mission STS-121 in late July, and is now being processed for mission STS-116, scheduled to launch in mid-December. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann
Location Kennedy Space Center, FL
Date August 3, 2006