KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-100 Pilot Jeffrey S. Ashby stands near Launch Pad 39A to greet family and friends. The crew is at KSC to complete final flight plan reviews in anticipation of launch. The 11-day mission to the International Space Station will deliver and integrate the Spacelab Logistics Pallet_Launch Deployment Assembly, which includes the Space Station Remote Manipulator system and the UHF Antenna, and the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello. The mission includes two planned spacewalks for installation of the SSRMS. The mission is also the inaugural flight of the MPLM Ra
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-100 Pilot Jeffrey S. Ashby stands near Launch Pad 39A to greet family and friends. The crew is at KSC to complete final flight plan reviews in anticipation of launch. The 11-day mission to the International Space Station will deliver and integrate the Spacelab Logistics Pallet_Launch Deployment Assembly, which includes the Space Station Remote Manipulator system and the UHF Antenna, and the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello. The mission includes two planned spacewalks for installation of the SSRMS. The mission is also the inaugural flight of the MPLM Raffaello, carrying resupply stowage racks and resupply_return stowage platforms. Liftoff on mission STS-100 is scheduled at 2 41 EDT April 19
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