KSC-00PP-1940 - STS-98 U.S. Lab payload is moved to stand for weight determination 


KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing
Facility, workers watch while the U.S. Lab Destiny is lowered onto the
Launch Package Integration Stand (LPIS) for a weight and center of
gravity determination. Destiny is the payload aboard Space Shuttle
Atlantis on mission STS-98 to the Space Station. The lab is fitted
with five system racks and will already have experiments installed
inside for the flight. The launch is scheduled for January 2001.

 
                                               12/21/2000