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Orbiter: Endeavour
Shuttle Mission: STS-111
Date: May 30, 2002

Image: Montage of images including the Space Shuttle and American FlagKENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -– Space Shuttle Endeavour is bathed in the morning sun as it arrives on Launch Pad 39A to begin processing operations for launch on mission STS-111. The slow journey along the crawlerway took 6.5 hours at a speed of 0.9 mph. The Shuttle sits atop its Mobile Launcher Platform, which travels on the crawler-transporter. Mission STS-111 is designated UF-2, the 14th assembly flight to the International Space Station. Endeavour's payload includes the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo and Mobile Base System. The mission also will swap resident crews on the Station, carrying the Expedition 5 crew and returning to Earth Expedition 4.

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Rollout to Launch Pad 39A
April 29, 2002

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