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STS-108 Endeavour
External Tank Separation
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On-orbit footage.
On-orbit footage: The External Tank
is jettisoned and the payload bay
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. (File Footage) -– About 8 minutes, 30 seconds into the liftoff, the Shuttle's main engines shut down and the external tank is jettisoned. Shortly after the Shuttle reaches orbit, the crew opens the payload bay doors and mission activities begin.
 
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