KSC-01pp0613
STS-100 Mission Specialist Chris Hadfield pauses for the camera during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities that include emergency escape training at the pad and a simulated launch countdown. The mission is carrying the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello and the Canadian robotic arm, SSRMS, to the International Space Station. Raffaello carries six system racks and two storage racks for the U.S. Lab. The SSRMS is crucial to the continued assembly of the orbiting complex. Launch of mission STS-100 is scheduled for April 19 at 2:41 p.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39A
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KSC-01pp0613
Date Created
March 29, 2001
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KSC
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Location
Kennedy Space Center, FL
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