COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Kennedy Center Media Archive Collection
Record
Description:
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), the orbiter Atlantis is lowered alongside the external tank and solid rocket boosters below on the Mobile Launcher Platform. Also visible are the three main engine nozzles, each measuring 7.8 feet across and 9.4 feet high. The 122-foot-long orbiter is easily accommodated inside the 525-foot-tall, 518-foot-wide VAB. After being mated with the tank and solid rocket boosters stack, Atlantis will be transported to Launch Pad 39A. Atlantis will fly on mission STS-101 to the International Space Station, where its crew of seven will prepare the Station for the arrival of the next pressurized module, the Russian-built Zvezda. Atlantis is expected to launch no earlier than April 17, 2000
Release Date:
03/17/2000
Photo Credit:
NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Release:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899
facet_what:
International Space Station (ISS)
facet_where:
Florida
facet_when:
03-17-2000
facet_when_year:
2000
Photo Number:
KSC-00PP-0365
UID:
SPD-KSCMA-KSC-00PP-0365
