KSC-02PD-0735 - STS-107 SPACEHAB Double Module processing in the SSPF 


KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility,
the overhead crane lifts the SHI Research Double Module (SHI/RDM) from
its workstand. The module is being transferred to the payload canister
for transport to the Orbiter Processing Facility where it will be
installed in Columbia's payload bay for mission STS-107. SHI/RDM is
the primary payload of the research mission, with experiments ranging
from material sciences to life sciences (many rats). Also part of the
payload is the Fast Reaction Experiments Enabling Science, Technology,
Applications and Research (FREESTAR) that incorporates eight high
priority secondary attached shuttle experiments. STS-107 is scheduled
to launch July 19, 2002

 
                                               05/16/2002