KSC-97pc408
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Under a clear blue sky that is reflected in the water of the turn basin, the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia rolls out to Launch Pad 39A in preparation for the STS-83 mission.Tthe Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) Spacelab module is the primary payload on this 16-day space flight. The MSL-1 will be used to test some of the hardware, facilities and procedures that are planned for use on the International Space Station while the seven-member flight crew conducts combustion, protein crystal growth and materials processing experiments.
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KSC-97pc408
Date Created
March 11, 1997
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Kennedy Space Center, FL
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