Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Kennedy Center Media Archive Collection
Description:
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the payload bay of Space Shuttle orbiter Endeavour in Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1, STS-88 Mission Specialists Jerry L. Ross (crouching at left) and James H. Newman (far right) get a close look at equipment. Looking on is Wayne Wedlake (far left), with United Space Alliance at Johnson Space Center, and a KSC worker (behind Newman) who is operating the movable work platform or bucket. The STS-88 crew members are participating in a Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), familiarizing themselves with the orbiter's midbody and crew compartments. Targeted for liftoff on Dec. 3, 1998, STS-88 will be the first Space Shuttle launch for assembly of the International Space Station (ISS). The primary payload is the Unity connecting module which will be mated to the Russian-built Zarya control module, expected to be already on orbit after a November launch from Russia. After the mating, Ross and Newman are scheduled to perform three spacewalks to connect power, data and utility lines and install exterior equipment. The first major U.S.-built component of ISS, Unity will serve as a connecting passageway to living and working areas of the space station. Unity has two attached pressurized mating adapters (PMAs) and one stowage rack installed inside. PMA-1 provides the permanent connection point between Unity and Zarya; PMA-2 will serve as a Space Shuttle docking port. Zarya is a self-supporting active vehicle, providing propulsive control capability and power during the early assembly stages. It also has fuel storage capability
Release Date:
10/03/1998
Photo Credit:
NASA
Release:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
John F. Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899
facet_who:
Jerry L. Ross
facet_who:
James H. Newman
facet_what:
Unity
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_what:
International Space Station (ISS)
facet_where:
Florida
facet_where:
Russia
facet_where:
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_where:
Washington, D.C.
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_when:
10-03-1998
facet_when_year:
1998
Photo Number:
KSC-98PC-1217
UID:
SPD-KSCMA-KSC-98PC-1 217
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the payload bay of Space Shuttle orbiter Endeav…