KSC-97EC-1560 - STS-87 Columbia is lifted into high bay 3 in the VAB  


The orbiter Columbia is lifted 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