Discovery is lifted in the VAB

[KSC-01PP-0230]


  • Photo Number: KSC-01PP-0230

  • Release Date: 02-Feb-2001

  • Description: In the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building the orbiter Discovery is suspended at an angle as it is lifted to a vertical position. It will next be lifted into high bay 1 for mating with its solid rocket boosters and external tank. Discovery will be launched March 8 on mission STS-102, the eighth construction flight to the International Space Station. The Shuttle will carry the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo, the first of three pressurized modules provided by the Italian Space Agency to carry supplies and equipment to the Space Station and back to Earth.

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    Last Updated: Tuesday August 28 19:30:49 EDT 2001 (Anita Barrett)

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