KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-98 Mission Commander Kenneth Cockrell (center) talks with Launch Director Michael Leinbach (red and white jacket) and Center Director Roy Bridges (right) at the Shuttle Landing Facility after the crew's arrival Sunday to complete preparations for launch.; Behind him are, from left to right, Mission Specialist Thomas Jones; Tom Kwiatkowski, NASA, Johnson Space Center (JSC); and Robert Hanley, United Space Alliance, JSC.; The crew also includes Pilot Mark Polansky and Mission Specialists Marsha Ivins and Robert Curbeam.; STS-98 is the seventh construction flight
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-98 Mission Commander Kenneth Cockrell (center) talks with Launch Director Michael Leinbach (red and white jacket) and Center Director Roy Bridges (right) at the Shuttle Landing Facility after the crew's arrival Sunday to complete preparations for launch.; Behind him are, from left to right, Mission Specialist Thomas Jones; Tom Kwiatkowski, NASA, Johnson Space Center (JSC); and Robert Hanley, United Space Alliance, JSC.; The crew also includes Pilot Mark Polansky and Mission Specialists Marsha Ivins and Robert Curbeam.; STS-98 is the seventh construction flight to the International Space Station, carrying as payload the Lab Destiny, a key element in the construction of the ISS. Launch of STS-98 is scheduled for Feb. 7 at 6 11 EST
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