Workers in Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3 are installing the Orbiter Docking System (ODS) in the payload bay of the orbiter Atlantis (OV-104) for shuttle mission STS-71. The ODS includes an airlock, a supporting truss structure, a docking base, and a Russian-built docking mechanism (uppermost). The ODS is nearly 15 feet (4.6 meters) wide, 6.5 feet (2 meters) long, 13.5 feet (4.1 meters high), and weighs more than 3,500 pounds (1,588 kilograms).
* Image credit - Kennedy Space Center
* This text was adapted from a Kennedy Space Center image caption.
