KSC-97EC-1484 - STS-87 crew participates in Crew Equipment Interface Test 


STS-87 Commander Kevin Kregel participates in the Crew Equipment
Integration Test (CEIT) in Kennedy Space Centers (KSC's) Vertical
Processing Facility. The CEIT gives astronauts an opportunity to get a
hands-on look at the payloads with which they will be working
on-orbit.  STS-87 will be the fourth United States Microgravity
Payload and flight of the Spartan-201 deployable satellite. STS-87 is
scheduled for a Nov. 19 liftoff from KSC.

 
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