Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Title:
STS-55 Columbia, OV-102, mated to ET and SRBs, heads to KSC LC during rollout
Description:
German payload processing team members watch as STS-55 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, mated to the external tank (ET) and solid rocket boosters (SRBs), heads to Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A. OV-102, the ET, and SRBs ride atop the mobile launch platform and the crawler transporter. A spectator in the foreground is wearing an STS-55 t-shirt. The German-managed Spacelab Deutsche 2 (SL-D2) and the Unique Support Structure (USS) are already integrated in OV-102's payload bay as it makes its way to LC Pad 39A. OV-102 is targeted for liftoff on Space Shuttle Mission STS-55 in late February. View provided by KSC with alternate KSC number KSC-93PC-283.
Date Taken:
1993-03-16
Program:
Shuttle
Mission:
STS-055
Subject Terms:
PERSONNEL
Subject Terms:
OPERATIONS
Subject Terms:
VEHICLES
Subject Terms:
CENTER
Subject Terms:
VISITORS
Subject Terms:
SPACE
Subject Terms:
INTERNATIONAL
Subject Terms:
COOPERATION
Subject Terms:
PREFLIGHT
Subject Terms:
TRANSPORT
Subject Terms:
KENNEDY
Subject Terms:
CRAWLER
Subject Terms:
TRACTORS
Subject Terms:
TANKS
Subject Terms:
(ORBITER)
Subject Terms:
SHUTTLE
Subject Terms:
GERMANY
Subject Terms:
COLUMBIA
Subject Terms:
BOOSTERS
Subject Terms:
EXTERNAL
Subject Terms:
STS-55
facet_what:
STS-55
facet_what:
Columbia
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_where:
Germany
facet_where:
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Photo ID:
S93-29847
Film Type:
4x5
UID:
SPD-JSC-S93-29847
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STS-55 Columbia, OV-102, mated to ET and SRBs, heads to KSC LC during rollout