Spaceflight Now: STS-101 Mission Report
New PDU installed

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Posted: April 13, 2000

A replacement Power Drive Unit is installed inside space shuttle Atlantis' tail at launch pad 39A on April 12. The PDU -- borrowed from sistership Columbia -- controls the shuttle's rudder/speed brake during landings. Source video: NASA (304k, 35sec QuickTime file).

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