Title
Carried atop an orbiter transporter, the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis makes the short journey from Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3 to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) ca. 1997
Caption
Carried atop an orbiter transporter, the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis makes the short journey from Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3 to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). This photo was taken from the roof of the 525-foot-tall VAB. The "rollover" of the orbiter 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_078
License type
Rights managed
Available size
9,9Mb (694,6Kb) / 7,6in x 5,1in / 2280 x 1522 (300dpi)