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Réf : S07635
Thème :
Essais - Constructions - Satellites - Sondes - Fusées (2314 images)
Titre : In the payload bay of Atlantis
Description : (La description de cette image n'existe qu'en anglais)
(01/06/2001) -- In the payload bay of Atlantis, two workers (background and right) watch STS-98 Robert Curbeam practice work he will do on the U.S. Lab Destiny in space. The mission payload, Destiny is a key element in the construction of the International Space Station. The lab is a pressurized module designed to accommodate pressurized payloads. It has a capacity of 24 rack locations. Payload racks will occupy 13 locations especially designed to support experiments. The module already has five system racks installed inside. The STS-98 crew is at KSC for Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which also include a simulated launch countdown. Launch of STS-98 on its 11-day mission is scheduled for Jan. 19 at 2:11 a.m. EST
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