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Viewed from the side, the full length of the S3/S4 Truss is seen. Looking down the S4 Truss the solar array storage and deployment cannisters can be seen. Top, left of center the accordian-folded heat radiator can be seen.
 

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These angled struts absorb the torsional stresses on the S3 truss as S4 constantly moves to position the solar arrays for optimal effeciency. The ISS connection end of the S3 truss. Because of two additional storage pallets, shown in folded-for-flight position, this will be the heaviest lift of any Shuttle flight. With the JAXA Kibo Research Module in the background, the JAXA robot arm for Kibo is in the foreground being processed for flight later in 2007.
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Atlantis is prepared for rollover to the VAB. Atlantis is slowly backed out of OPF bay 1 in preparation for STS-117. VAB at dawn.