KSC-97EC-1557 - STS-87 Columbia in VAB Transfer isle before hoisting operations  


The orbiter Columbia is prepared for lifting in Kennedy Space Centers
(KSCs) Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) transfer aisle in preparation
for mating to its solid rocket boosters and external tank before
roll-out to Pad 39-B. Columbia is scheduled to launch on Nov. 19 for
STS-87 on a 16-day flight of the United States Microgravity Payload
(USMP)-4 mission.  This mission also features the deployment and
retrieval of the Spartan-201 satellite and a spacewalk to demonstrate
assembly and maintenance operations for future use on the
International Space Station.

 
                                               10/24/97