1. Finally, two astronauts spacewalked into the payload bay and grabbed the satellite by hand. 2. It was tucked back into the payload bay for return to Earth. 3. The payload bay will be on the forward side of the shuttle, pointing out toward space. 4. The payload bay is warmer because a radiator there rejects waste heat from the winged spaceship. 5. The spacewalkers will be swung over the payload bay to test whether they can maintain control of the satellite while perched on the robot arm. 6. The wiring ran beneath the left aft payload bay. 7. Typically, the shuttle flies with its payload bay pointed toward Earth. 8. WCSC now is refurbishing the payload processing facility and probably will fully use its three payload bays. 9. With the German satellite safely back in the payload bay, astronauts will attempt a touchdown Thursday. 10. A shuttle could dock in the same port Atlantis is using but the lab would be right above the payload bay. |