KSC-97EC-0381 - STS-83 Columbia Rollover to VAB 


The Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia is rolled over to the Vehicle
Assembly Building (VAB) from Orbiter Processing Facility 1 to be mated
with its solid rocket boosters and external tank in preparation for
the STS-83 mission. The Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1)
Spacelab module is the primary payload on this 16-day space
flight. The MSL-1 will be used to test some of the hardware,
facilities and procedures that are planned for use on the
International Space Station while the seven-member flight crew
conducts combustion, protein crystal growth and materials processing
experiments.

 
                                               03/05/97