STS-87 Commander Kregel arrives at the SLF aboard a T-38 jet

[KSC-97PC-1669]

  • Photo Number: KSC-97PC-1669

  • Release Date: 16-Nov-1997

  • Keywords: SHUTTLE,sts-87
    • Description: STS-87 Commander Kevin Kregel arrives at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility aboard a T-38 jet for the final prelaunch activities leading up to the scheduled Nov. 19 liftoff. The other STS-87 crew members are Pilot Steven Lindsey; Mission Specialists Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan; and Winston Scott; and Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. STS-87 will be the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and the Spartan-201 deployable satellite.

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