Title
Carried atop an orbiter transporter, the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis rolls into the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) ca. 1997
Caption
Carried atop an orbiter transporter, the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis rolls into the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) . The "rollover" of the orbiter from the Orbiter Processing Facility to the nearby VAB is one of the prelaunch milestones. Atlantis is being readied for the next mission, STS-86, which is targeted for a September launch. STS-86 will be the seventh of nine planned dockings of the Space Shuttle orbiter with the Russian Space Station Mir
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Date
Aug 11, 1997
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group
Reference
UMG22A40_023
License type
Rights managed
Available size
10,0Mb (828,4Kb) / 7,6in x 5,1in / 2280 x 1538 (300dpi)