In this image of Atlantis, taken by the ISS Expedition 5 crew in 2002, the round, dish-shaped Ku-band antenna is easily visible deployed from its payload bay location on the lower right. Engineers are now discussing whether to replace the four bolts mating the antenna to Atlantis before its planned Aug. 27, 2006 launch. Credit: NASA. Click to enlarge.

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