KSC-00PP-0199 - STS-99 Mission Specialist Thiele gets early preparation for launch.

STS-99 Mission Specialist Thiele gets early preparation for launch.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0199

Release Date: 09-Feb-2000

Description: In the Operations and Checkout Building's suitup room, Andre Denard, with United Space Alliance, helps STS-99 Mission Specialist Gerhard Thiele with pre-pack and fit check. Thiele and other crew members Commander Kevin Kregel, Pilot Dominic Gorie, and Mission Specialists Janet Kavandi, Janice Voss, and Mamoru Mohri of Japan are preparing for launch of their mission on Feb. 11 at 12:30 p.m. EST aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour. STS-99 is the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, which will produce unrivaled 3-D images of the Earth's surface. The result of the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission could be close to 1 trillion measurements of the Earth's topography. Landing is expected at KSC on Feb. 22 at 4:36 p.m. EST.

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