{author}        National Aeronautics and Space Administration (taken by
                Bionetics)

{captionsby}    Sherikon Space Systems (Susan Walsh, Chuck Weirauch and Paula
                Shawa)

{category}      SHUTTLE.sts-87

{date}          24-Oct-1997

{description}   The orbiter Columbia is lifted in Kennedy Space Centers (KSCs)
                Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) transfer aisle in preparation for
                mating to its solid rocket boosters and external tank before
                roll-out to Pad 39-B. Columbia is scheduled to launch on Nov. 19
                for STS-87 on a 16-day flight of the United States Microgravity
                Payload (USMP)-4 mission. This mission also features the
                deployment and retrieval of the Spartan-201 satellite and a
                spacewalk to demonstrate assembly and maintenance operations for
                future use on the International Space Station.

{highres}       2280 x 1521

{highsize}      734409

{hightype}      JPEG

{keywords}      SHUTTLE,sts-87

{lasteditor}    <A HREF=http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/persons/other/mtd.html>M.
                Downs</a>

{lowres}        320 x 213

{lowsize}       53499

{lowtype}       GIF

{mediumres}     1024 x 683

{mediumsize}    144560

{mediumtype}    JPEG

{number}        KSC-97PC-1560

{scannedby}     Bionetics and NASA/KSC Internet Lab (<A
                HREF="http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/persons/nasa-
                cm/jmd.html">Dumoulin</a>, <A
                HREF="http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/persons/nasa-
                cm/mtd.html">Downs</a>)

{slideres}      172 x 148

{slidesize}     36670

{slidetype}     GIF

{tinyres}       100 x 67

{tinysize}      10231

{tinytype}      GIF

{title}         STS-87 Columbia is lifted into high bay 3 in the VAB

{type}          Image

{end}