
The payload doors on Space Shuttle Discovery are ready to be closed on the two elements to be added to the International Space Station on mission STS-92. At top is the third Pressurized Mating Adapter; below it is Integrated Truss Structure Z-1, the cornerstone truss of the Station. Making the 100th Space Shuttle mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Discovery also will be making its 28th flight into space. On the 11-day mission, the crew of seven will be making four space walks to attach the hardware to the Station
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KSC00pp1483
Date Created
October 2, 2000
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Kennedy Space Center, FL
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