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Space shuttle Atlantis' engines removed in Florida

A wider view shows the space shuttle Atlantis inside the Orbiter Processing Facility.
A wider view shows the space shuttle Atlantis inside the Orbiter Processing Facility.Bruce Weaver / AFP - Getty Images
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Technicians prepare to remove one of the space shuttle Atlantis' three main engines from the orbiter's aft section on Aug. 18, using a highly modified fork lift in Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The engines will be stowed for study or future use.
Technicians prepare to remove one of the space shuttle Atlantis' three main engines from the orbiter's aft section on Aug. 18, using a highly modified fork lift in Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The engines will be stowed for study or future use.Bruce Weaver / AFP - Getty Images
A wider view shows the space shuttle Atlantis inside the Orbiter Processing Facility.
A wider view shows the space shuttle Atlantis inside the Orbiter Processing Facility.Bruce Weaver / AFP - Getty Images

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