File:STS-129 Orbiter Atlantis Mate to Stack.jpg

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Description	English: Space shuttle Atlantis is carefully lowered into position on the side of the external tank in the Vehicle Assembly Building. The stacking operation is a major milestone in the preparation of the shuttle for launch next month.
Date	Taken on 7 October 2009
Source	https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-2009-5363 http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=43562 on the Wayback Machine at the Wayback Machine
Author	NASA/Jack Pfaller
Other versions	http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/180842main_KSC-309D-1457_0081.JPG

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Image title	STS-129 Atlantis Lift & Mate to ET/SRB
Camera manufacturer	Canon
Camera model	Canon EOS 50D
Copyright holder	No Copyright protection is asserted for this photography. If a recognizable person appears in this photograph, use for commercial purposes may infringe a right or privacy or publicity. It may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by NASA or by any NASA employees or a commercial product, process or service, or used in any other manner that might mislead. Accordingly it is requested that if this photographed is used in advertising, and other commercial promotion, layout and copy be submitted to NASA prior to release.
Exposure time	1/60 sec (0.016666666666667)
F-number	f/4
ISO speed rating	800
Date and time of data generation	14:32, 7 October 2009
Lens focal length	14 mm
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
File change date and time	16:24, 7 October 2009
Y and C positioning	Co-sited
Exposure Program	Manual
Exif version	2.21
Date and time of digitizing	14:32, 7 October 2009
APEX shutter speed	6
APEX aperture	4
APEX exposure bias	0
Metering mode	Pattern
Flash	Flash fired, compulsory flash firing
DateTime subseconds	73
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Color space	sRGB
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Focal plane resolution unit	inches
Custom image processing	Normal process
Exposure mode	Manual exposure
White balance	Auto white balance
Scene capture type	Standard

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