STS-101 Atlantis is lifted to a vertical position in the VAB

[KSC-00PP-0357]


  • Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0357

  • Release Date: 17-Mar-2000

  • Keywords: SHUTTLE,sts-101
  • Description: Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, orbiter Atlantis is lifted toward a vertical position in the transfer aisle. The 82-foot high orbiter is easily accommodated inside the 525-foot-tall, 518-foot-wide VAB. Once in position, Atlantis will be mated with its external tank and solid rocket boosters before being transported to Launch Pad 39A. Atlantis will fly on mission STS-101 to the International Space Station, where its crew of seven will prepare the Station for the arrival of the next pressurized module Zvezda. Atlantis is expected to launch no earlier than April 17, 2000.

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