KSC-01PP-0086 - STS-98 crew checks out the U.S. Lab Destiny in Atlantis' payload bay 


KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the payload bay of Atlantis, two workers (background and right) watch STS-98 
Robert Curbeam practice work he will do on the U.S. Lab Destiny in space. The mission payload, Destiny is a key 
element in the construction of the International Space Station. The lab is a pressurized module designed to 
accommodate pressurized payloads. It has a capacity of 24 rack locations. Payload racks will occupy 13 locations 
especially designed to support experiments. The module already has five system racks installed inside. The STS-98 
crew is at KSC for Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which also include a simulated launch 
countdown. Launch of STS-98 on its 11-day mission is scheduled for Jan. 19 at 2:11 a.m. EST. 

 
                                               01/06/2001