Space shuttle payload bay opened for display

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Space shuttle Atlantis' payload bay opened for display

http://shuttles.collectspace.com/ — When it was flying in orbit, space shuttle Atlantis' payload bay was opened to deploy probes to the planets, send satellites circling the Earth, and deliver the parts to assemble a space station.

Now that it's retired and being readied for museum display, the orbiter's cargo hold has been opened one last time — not to launch something out, but to welcome the public to look inside.

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Video courtesy: Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

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