STS-98 Atlantis is ready for rollout to Launch Pad 39A
  • Photo Number: KSC-01PP-0003

  • Release Date: 02-Jan-2001

    • Description: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Vehicle Assembly Building, Space Shuttle Atlantis is viewed from overhead just before beginning rollout to Launch Pad 39A. Atlantis will fly on mission STS-98, the seventh construction flight to the International Space Station. The orbiter will carry in its payload bay the U.S. Laboratory, named Destiny, that will have five system racks already installed inside the module. After delivery of electronics in the lab, electrically powered attitude control for Control Moment Gyroscopes will be activated. Atlantis is scheduled for launch no earlier than Jan. 19, 2001, with a crew of five. (Photo Release Date: 02-Jan-2001 )

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    Last Updated: Wednesday April 16 15:11:04 EDT 2001 (J. Dumoulin)

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