STS-102 MPLM Leonardo is transferred from the PCR into Discovery's payload bay


  • Photo Number: KSC-01PP-0407

  • Release Date: 05-Mar-2001

  • Description: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -– In the Payload Changeout Room, Launch Pad 39B, the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo is ready to be transferred into Space Shuttle Discovery’s payload bay. Discovery is scheduled to launch March 8 at 6:42 a.m. EST on mission STS-102, the eighth construction flight to the International Space Station. The primary delivery system used to resupply and return Station cargo requiring a pressurized environment, Leonardo will deliver up to 10 tons of laboratory racks filled with equipment, experiments and supplies for outfitting the newly installed U.S. Laboratory Destiny. (Photo Release Date: 05-Mar-2001 )

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