
STS-92 – Orbiter in Mate-Demate Device (MDD) – closeup view from front
The Space Shuttle Discovery is centered in the Mate-Demate Device (MDD) at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards, California. The gantry-like MDD structure is used for servicing the shuttle orbiters in preparation for their ferry flight back to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, including mounting the shuttle atop NASA’s modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.
Image Credit: NASA/Carla Thomas
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TakenOctober 29, 2000
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Image CreditNASA/Carla Thomas
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