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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility check the connections on the U.S. Lab Destiny to the overhead crane. Destiny rests in the Launch Package Integration Stand (LPIS) where it underwent a weight and center of gravity determination. It is being moved to the payload canister for transfer to Space Shuttle Atlantis. Destiny is the primary payload of STS-98, scheduled for launch no earlier than Jan. 19, 2001. It is one of the key elements of the International Space Station and has five system racks already installed for experiments on the flight