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Picture of the Rockwell Space Shuttle aircraft

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OV-103 (cn OV-103) Those are not tumors but the aft orbital maneuvering system/reaction control pods on Discovery. In orbit, the Orbiter is controlled through controlled burns of the OMS/RCS. Upon re-entry, RCS pod burns control the Orbiter’s attitude and angle of desent.Below 45,000ft the RCS pods deactivate and the Orbiter becomes a glider.
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A visitor from United States posted Thu August 10, 2006:
Those pods sure do look a little off center.

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