KSC-01PP-1694 - STS-107 crew gets training inside the SPACEHAB Double Module 


KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Inside the Double Module, located at
SPACEHAB in Cape Canaveral, Fla., members of the STS-107 crew get
training on some of the experiments that will be on their research
mission. Kneeling in front are Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon (left)
and Pilot William "Willie" McCool; standing behind them are Mission
Specialist David Brown and Commander Rick Husband, who is working with
a trainer. The mission will be the first flight of the Double Module
and will also carry a Hitchhiker payload. The experiments range from
material sciences to life sciences (many rats). The Hitchhiker carrier
system is modular and expandable in accordance with payload
requirements. Hitchhiker experiments are housed in canisters or
attached to mounting plates. The Hitchhiker canister comes in two
varieties--the Hitchhiker Motorized Door Canister and the Sealed
Canisters

 
                                               11/09/2001