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STS-106 Shuttle Mission Imagery

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"KSC-00PP-1255 (September 2000) --- STS-106 Pilot Scott D. Altman is suited up in the Operations and Checkout Building and ready for launch. This is Altman’s second space flight. Space Shuttle Atlantis is set to lift off 8:45 a.m. EDT on the fourth flight to the International Space Station. During the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed Expedition One, is due to arrive at the Station in late Fall."

Curator: Kim Dismukes | Responsible NASA Official: John Ira Petty | Updated: 04/09/2002
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