"Those payload bay doors (weren't) meant to be opened in one-G (Earth's gravity)," said Tim Macy, director of project development and construction for Delaware North Parks and Resorts, which runs ...

The payload bay doors of the space shuttle Endeavour, housed at the California Science Center, stand open for the installation of equipment.

"Those payload bay doors [weren't] meant to be opened in one-G [Earth's gravity]," said Tim Macy, director of project development and construction for Delaware North Parks and Resorts, ...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — If you've ever wanted to know what the payload bay of a Space Shuttle looks like, this could be your last chance. KNX 1070's Ron Kilgore reports the installation marks ...

In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, on July 17, 1999, the Space Shuttle Columbia's payload bay doors close around the Chandra X-ray Observatory inside, while workers monitor the ...

"Rolling it over here was a difficult task, opening those payload bay doors in one G (gravity) caused a lot of teeth gnashing and hand wringing," he said. "So here we are, with all these things we ...

Visitors will be able to see the payload bay installation thanks to cameras mounted above and inside the shuttle which transmit to monitors below By Kim Baldonado • Published October 9, 2014 ...

It's getting real. Special Delivery. Keen-eyed observers at SpaceX's Starship testing facilities in Boca Chica, Texas, have spotted something pretty exciting: payload bay doors likely destined for ...

Any hole in a space shuttle is bad news, but this did not go all the way through the payload bay door, so the shuttle wasn't in danger of having the penetrating heat of re-entry seep into the ...

When it was flying in orbit, space shuttle Atlantis' payload bay was opened to deploy probes to the planets, send satellites circling the Earth, and deliver the parts to assemble a space station.

"Those payload bay doors [weren't] meant to be opened in one-G [Earth's gravity]," said Tim Macy, director of project development and construction for Delaware North Parks and Resorts, ...