STS-106 orbiter Atlantis rolls over to the VAB

[KSC-00PP-1074]

  • Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1074

  • Release Date: 07-Aug-2000

  • Keywords: SHUTTLE,sts-106
    • Description: The orbiter Atlantis heads toward the open door of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) on the north side. In the VAB it will be lifted to vertical and placed aboard the mobile launcher platform (MLP) for stacking with the solid rocket boosters and external tank. Atlantis is scheduled to launch Sept. 8 on mission STS-106, the fourth construction flight to the International Space Station, with a crew of seven.

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