Jun 28, 2025Go behind the scenes at the Orbiter Maintenance Down Period (OMDP) facility in Palmdale, California, as Space Shuttle Atlantis undergoes extensive upgrades and inspections in 1997.This rare footage shows Atlantis (OV-104) inside the former Rockwell facility during one of its scheduled major overhauls. The OMDP process involved detailed structural inspections, thermal protection system refurbishment, avionics updates, and system modifications to ensure the orbiter remained flight-ready for future missions.Video courtesy NASA/National Archives, no audio.
