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[i]Prior to the arrival of the space shuttle at the pad, the payload is delivered to the payload changeout room by the payload canister. The payload is transferred from the payload canister into the payload grand handling mechanism, which is a large handling fixture in the payload changeout room. Hooks configured on the payload ground handling mechanism hold the payload by the same trunnions that will hold the payload in the space shuttle. When the transfer of the payload to the orbiter payload bay occurs, the payload ground handling mechanism translates forward along the floor of the payload changeout room and the load of the payload trunnions is transferred from the hooks on the payload ground handling mechanism to the payload retention latches on the orbiter payload bay.[/i]
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