On the launch pad, workers prepare the payload canister for its lift to the payload changeout room above. Part of the payload on mission STS-110, the S0 truss will become the backbone of the orbiting International Space Station (ISS). The S0 truss will be attached to the U.S. Lab, "Destiny," on the 11-day mission. Launch is scheduled for April 4.
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Kennedy Space Center
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NASA
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On the launch pad, workers prepare the payload canister for its lift to the payload changeout room above. Part of the payload on mission STS-110, the S0 truss will become the backbone of the orbiting International Space Station (ISS). The S0 truss will be attached to the U.S. Lab, "Destiny," on the 11-day mission. Launch is scheduled for April 4.