STS-98 crew prepares to board bus at SLF

[KSC-01PD-5044]

  • Photo Number: KSC-01PD-5044

  • Release Date: 04-Feb-2001

    • Description: STS-98 Mission Commander Kenneth Cockrell waves to his family at the Shuttle Landing Facility after the crew's arrival Sunday to complete preparations for launch. In the background, Mission Specialist Robert Curbeam (left) and Pilot Mark Polansky are also caught waving. The crew is preparing to board a bus for transport to the Operations and Checkout Building where the crew quarters at KSC is located. Crew members Thomas Jones and Marsha Ivins, both mission specialists, are not in plain view. STS-98 is the seventh construction flight to the International Space Station, carrying as payload the U.S. Lab Destiny, a key element in the construction of the ISS. Launch of STS-98 is scheduled for Feb. 7 at 6:11 p.m. EST.

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