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[b]STS-134 payload loaded into Endeavour's cargo bay[/b] The payload for Endeavour's 25th and final mission arrived at Pad 39A on March 21 and was installed into the orbiter's cargo bay four days later. Technicians moved the payload, which includes the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) and Express Logistics Carrier-3 (ELC-3), from the canister used to transport it to the pad into the payload ground handling mechanism. The rotating service structure was then rotated back around Endeavour to load the payload components into the bay. Installation of the AMS was briefly delayed due to an alignment issue with its remotely operated electrical umbilical, which provides heating and avionics power to the experiment.
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