KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After landing at the Shuttle Landing Facility aboard T-38 trainers, STS-98 Pilot Mark Polansky (right) and Mission Commander Ken Cockrell (center, background) are interviewed by media representatives. Polansky, Cockrell and Mission Specialist Marsha Ivins (not shown) accompanied the U.S. Laboratory module on its transport from Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, to Kennedy aboard NASA's "Super Guppy" aircraft. Scheduled for launch aboard the Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-98, the laboratory comprises three cylindrical sections with two end cones. Each end-cone contains a hatch opening for entering and exiting the lab. The lab will provide a shirtsleeve environment for research in the areas of life science, microgravity science, Earth science and space science. Designated Flight 5A, this mission is targeted for launch in early 2000
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KSC-98pc1699
Date Created
November 16, 1998
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KSC
Media Type
image
Location
Kennedy Space Center, FL