They chopped the LUT off, plopped it on the ground (it was previously on the Mobile Launcher), and named it the Fixed Service Structure (FSS).
So the stuff that went through the UIP and needed to go to the FSS was basically preserved but now redirected *sideways* with new pipes ðŸª
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The Utilities Interface Platform (UIP) used to bring potable water, air, etc. from various systems from the pad deck (or apron) *up* to the Apollo Mobile Launcher and Launch Umbilical Tower (LUT).
But in the shuttle era, the LUT was moved...
(From 16streets.com)
