KSC-01PP-1588 - The STS-108 crew look over MPLM during Crew Equipment Interface Test 


KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-108 crew practices moving
packages stored inside the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello.
Holding a package is Commander Dominic L. Gorie.  Kneeling below him
(center) is Mission Specialist Linda A. Godwin.  The crew is taking
part in Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities at KSC.  Not
seen are Pilot Mark E.  Kelly and Mission Specialist Daniel
M. Tani. The CEIT provides familiarization with the launch vehicle and
payload.  Mission STS-108 is a Utilization Flight (UF-1), carrying the
Expedition Four crew plus Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello to
the International Space Station.  The Expedition Four crew comprises
Yuri Onufriyenko, commander, Russian Aviation and Space Agency, and
astronauts Daniel W. Bursch and Carl E. Walz. Endeavour is scheduled
to launch Nov. 29 on mission STS-108.

 
                                               10/03/2001