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[i]The Space Shuttle Atlantis' trip to Launch Pad 39B Feb. 28 experienced an unexpected delay when two of the 48 crawler transporters cleats, or "shoes," on the tread split apart during the early morning rollout. Repairs were completed in about six hours, delaying the arrival of the Shuttle at the pad by that amount of time. (from Spaceport News)[/i]
[i]A repair crew works to repair the broken cleat on the crawler-transporter, found as it was moving up the incline on Launch Pad 39B. The Shuttle retreated to level ground so the broken cleat could be repaired. Endeavour is scheduled to be launched Nov. 30 at 10:01 p.m. EST on mission STS-97, the sixth construction flight to the International Space Station ... (KSC-00PADIG-063 photo caption)[/i]
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