STS-106 orbiter Atlantis rolls over to the VAB

[KSC-00PP-1076]

  • Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1076

  • Release Date: 07-Aug-2000

  • Keywords: SHUTTLE,sts-106
    • Description: Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), overhead cranes move above the orbiter Atlantis in order to lift it to vertical. When vertical, the orbiter will be 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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