Atlantis taken back to the fold (video)

 

Following its landing on 26 May, having returned from STS-132 mission (Enjoy Space portfolio), space shuttle Atlantis was taken in hand by a ground crew of 150 personnel tasked with shutting down its systems and towing it back to its hangar. NASA has recently put an unprecedented video (below) online, summarising all the procedures that were carried out.



Published on 10 June 2010

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