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KSC Release No. 124-98
ENDEAVOUR ROLLS TO LAUNCH PAD 39A READY FOR FIRST U.S. SPACE STATION LAUNCH
Towering atop the mobile launcher platform and crawler transporter,
Space Shuttle Endeavour rolled from the Vehicle Assembly Building today en
route to Launch Pad 39A. The orbiter, external tank and the solid rocket
boosters will now undergo final preparations for the STS-88 launch,
currently targeted for Dec. 3, 1998.
At 2:18 a.m. the crawler transporter began its 3.4-mile trek to the
pad. Endeavour was hard down on the pad surface at about 7:30 a.m. The
Rotating Service Structure will extend around the vehicle tomorrow morning
following a scheduled test of the auxiliary power units.
Mission STS-88 will be the first U.S. International Space Station
launch and will carry the U.S.-made Unity Connecting Module into orbit. The
flight crew will deploy Unity from Endeavour's payload bay and then connect
it to Zarya, the Russian Control Module. Russia is targeting a Nov. 30
launch date for Zarya. Unity is scheduled to arrive at pad 39A Oct. 26 for
installation into Endeavour's payload bay.
Commander Bob Cabana, Pilot Rick Sturckow; Mission Specialists Nancy Currie,
Jerry Ross, Jim Newman and Sergei Krikalev make up the 6-member STS-88
flight crew. The crew will visit KSC to participate in the Terminal
Countdown Demonstration Test on Nov. 5 and 6.
NOTE TO EDITORS: Video footage and still photos taken of the roll out and
pad arrival are available at the KSC Press Site. Digital images are
available at www.ksc.nasa.gov
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