KSC-01PP-0104 - STS-98 U.S. Lab Destiny rests in Atlantis' payload bay 


KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The U.S. Lab Destiny rests in the payload bay of Space Shuttle Atlantis. A key 
element in the construction of the International Space Station, Destiny is 28 feet long and weighs 16 tons. This 
research and command-and-control center is the most sophisticated and versatile space laboratory ever built. It 
will ultimately house a total of 23 experiment racks for crew support and scientific research. Destiny will fly on 
STS-98, the seventh construction flight to the ISS. Launch of STS-98 is scheduled for Jan. 19 at 2:11 a.m. EST. 

 
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