STS-108
Endeavour
Astronaut
Arrival At Launch Pad 39B
December
5, 2001
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| KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -– The
STS-108 and Expedition Four crews arrive at Launch Pad 39B and begin
preparing to board. On mission STS-108, Endeavour will be transporting
the Expedition 4 crew plus several payloads and scientific experiments
to the International Space Station. Top priorities for the STS-108
(UF-1) mission of Endeavour are rotation of the International Space
Station Expedition 3 and Expedition 4 crews; bringing water, equipment
and supplies to the station in the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module
Raffaello; and the crew's completion of robotics tasks and a spacewalk
to install thermal blankets over two pieces of equipment at the
bases of the Space Station's solar wings. |
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