Space Shuttle Columbia is backed out of
its Orbiter Processing Facility bay as it starts its move to the
Vehicle Assembly Building. The orbiter is being prepared to fly on
mission STS-107 now targeted for no earlier than Jan. 16, 2003. The
STS-107 mission will be dedicated to microgravity research. The
payloads include the Hitchhiker Bridge, a carrier for the Fast
Reaction Experiments Enabling Science, Technology, Applications and
Research (FREESTAR) incorporating eight high priority secondary
attached Shuttle experiments, and the SHI Research Double Module
(SHI/RDM), also known as SPACEHAB.
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NASA
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Space Shuttle Columbia is backed out of
its Orbiter Processing Facility bay as it starts its move to the
Vehicle Assembly Building. The orbiter is being prepared to fly on
mission STS-107 now targeted for no earlier than Jan. 16, 2003. The
STS-107 mission will be dedicated to microgravity research. The
payloads include the Hitchhiker Bridge, a carrier for the Fast
Reaction Experiments Enabling Science, Technology, Applications and
Research (FREESTAR) incorporating eight high priority secondary
attached Shuttle experiments, and the SHI Research Double Module
(SHI/RDM), also known as SPACEHAB.