KSC-97EC-1681 - STS-87 Commander Kevin R. Kregel suits up 


STS-87 Commander Kevin Kregel sits in his launch and entry suit in the
Operations and Checkout Building holding a cap of his sons soccer team
of which Kregel is the coach.  Shortly, he and the five other crew
members of STS-87 will depart for Launch Pad 39B, where the Space
Shuttle Columbia awaits liftoff on a 16-day mission to perform
microgravity and solar research. A veteran of two space flights
(STS-70 and -78), Kregel has logged more than 618 hours in space.

 
                                               11/19/97