KSC-01PP-1042 - Atlantis is lifted from its transporter in the VAB  


KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Vehicle Assembly Building, the orbiter Atlantis is being
lifted from a transporter after rolling over from Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3. The
orbiter will be raised to a vertical position, rotated and lifted into high bay 1, and stacked
with its external tank and solid rocket boosters. Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to
launch on mission STS-104 in early July. 

 
                                               05/30/2001