deployment

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LEM parts
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LEM parts
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First shipment loaded...
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...onto the transport vehicle.
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IMG009
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IMG006
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Transit time: 36 hours.
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The horizontal assembly building.
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Framework...
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...and geometry.
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Mission specialists calibrating a corner-join.
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Cabin construction.
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Mission specialists Deb and Kerry tighten one of the 140 bolts.
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Just 139 to go.
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Late delivery from Home Depodyne:
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The redesigned hatch.
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Assembly day one concludes at sundown.
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Secure the site...
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...for the long lunar night.
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And on the second day...
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...we created a polyhedron.
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Oh what a day that was.
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The LEM open for business.