KSC-00pp1948
The U.S. Lab Destiny arrives at the payload canister in the Space Station Processing Facility. Destiny, a key element in the construction of the International Space Station, is 28 feet long and weighs 16 tons. This research and command-andcontrol center is the most sophisticated and versatile space laboratory ever built. It will ultimately house a total of 23 experiment racks for crew support and scientific research. Destiny will fly on STS-98, the seventh construction flight to the ISS. Launch of STS-98 is scheduled for Jan. 19 at 2:11 a.m. EST
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KSC-00pp1948
Date Created
December 22, 2000
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KSC
Media Type
image
Location
Kennedy Space Center, FL
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