Mission Name: STS-87
Photos By: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (taken by Bionetics)
Scanned By: Bionetics and NASA/KSC Internet Lab (<A HREF="http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/persons/nasa-cm/jmd.html">Dumoulin</a>, <A HREF="http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/persons/nasa-cm/mtd.html">Downs</a>)
Captions By: Sherikon Space Systems (Susan Walsh, Chuck Weirauch and Paula Shawa)
Last Editor: <A HREF=http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/persons/other/mtd.html>M. Downs</a>

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Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1379
Photo Title:  USMP-4 experiments are prepared for flight in the SSPF
Photo Date:   9/08/97

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared
to be flown on Space Shuttle mission STS-87 in the Space Station
Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center (KSC).  Seen in the
foreground at right is the Isothermal Dendritic Growth Experiment
(IDGE), which will be used to study the dendritic solidification of
molten materials in the microgravity environment. The metallic
breadbox-like structure behind the IDGE is the Confined Helium
Experiment (CHeX) that will study one of the basic influences on the
behavior and properties of materials by using liquid helium confined
between solid surfaces and microgravity. The large white vertical
cylinder at left is the Advanced Automated Directional Solidification
Furnace (AADSF) and the horizontal tube behind it is MEPHISTO, the
French acronym for a cooperative American-French investigation of the
fundamentals of crystal growth. All of these experiments are scheduled
for launch aboard STS-87 on Nov. 19 from KSC.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1380
Photo Title:  USMP-4 experiments are prepared for flight in the SSPF
Photo Date:   9/08/97

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared
to be flown on Space Shuttle mission STS-87 in the Space Station
Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center (KSC).  Seen at right in
the circular white cover is the Isothermal Dendritic Growth Experiment
(IDGE), which will be used to study the dendritic solidification of
molten materials in the microgravity environment. The large white
vertical cylinder in the center of the photo is the Advanced Automated
Directional Solidification Furnace (AADSF) and the horizontal tube to
the left of it is MEPHISTO, a French acronym for a cooperative
American-French investigation of the fundamentals of crystal
growth. The metallic breadbox-like structure behind the AADSF is the
Confined Helium Experiment (CHeX) that will study one of the basic
influences on the behavior and properties of materials by using liquid
helium confined between solid surfaces and microgravity. All of these
experiments are scheduled for launch aboard STS-87 on Nov. 19 from
KSC.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1382
Photo Title:  USMP-4 experiments are prepared for flight in the SSPF
Photo Date:   9/08/97

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared
to be flown on Space Shuttle mission STS-87 in the Space Station
Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center (KSC).  This horizontal
tube is known as MEPHISTO, the French acronym for a cooperative
American-French investigation of the fundamentals of crystal
growth. This experiment, designed for the study of solidification (or
freezing) during the growth cycle of liquid materials used for
semiconductor crystals, aims to aid in the development of techniques
for growing higher quality crystals on Earth. All STS-87 experiments
are scheduled for launch on Nov. 19 from KSC.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1383
Photo Title:  USMP-4 experiments are prepared for flight in the SSPF
Photo Date:   9/08/97

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared
to be flown on Space Shuttle mission STS-87 in the Space Station
Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center (KSC).  Seen in the
foreground at right is the Isothermal Dendritic Growth Experiment
(IDGE), which will be used to study the dendritic solidification of
molten materials in the microgravity environment. The metallic
breadbox-like structure behind the IDGE is the Confined Helium
Experiment (CHeX) that will study one of the basic influences on the
behavior and properties of materials by using liquid helium confined
between solid surface, and microgravity. These experiments are
scheduled for launch aboard STS-87 on Nov. 19 from KSC.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1458
Photo Title:  USMP-4 experiments are prepared for flight in the SSPF
Photo Date:   09/24/97

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared
to be flown on Space Shuttle mission STS-87 in the Space Station
Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center (KSC).  The large white
vertical cylinder in the center of the photo is the Advanced Automated
Directional Solidification Furnace (AADSF) and the horizontal tube to
the left of it is MEPHISTO, a French acronym for a cooperative
American-French investigation of the fundamentals of crystal
growth. Seen at right behind the AADSF in the circular white cover is
the Isothermal Dendritic Growth Experiment (IDGE), which will be used
to study the dendritic solidification of molten materials in the
microgravity environment. All of these experiments are scheduled for
launch aboard STS-87 on Nov. 19 from KSC.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1459
Photo Title:  USMP-4 experiments are prepared for flight in the SSPF
Photo Date:   09/24/97

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared
to be flown on Space Shuttle mission STS-87 in the Space Station
Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center (KSC).  nThe vertical tube
in the center of the photo is the Advanced Automated Directional
Solidification Furnace (AADSF), which will be used by researchers to
study the solidification of semiconductor materials in
microgravity. Scientists will be able to better understand how
microgravity influences the solidification process of these materials
and develop better methods for controlling that process during future
Space flights and Earth-based production.  To its left is MEPHISTO,
the French acronym for a cooperative American-French investigation of
the fundamentals of crystal growth. All STS-87 experiments are
scheduled for launch on Nov. 19 from KSC.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1460
Photo Title:  USMP-4 experiments are prepared for flight in the SSPF
Photo Date:   09/24/97

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared
to be flown on Space Shuttle mission STS-87 in the Space Station
Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center (KSC).  Seen in the
foreground at right is the USMP-4 logo with the acronyms of its
experiments. Above the American flag at left is the MEPHISTO
experiment, a cooperative American and French investigation of the
fundamentals of crystal growth. Scientists will study changes in
solidification rates, temperature, and interface shape of an alloy to
understand how these changes affect composition and properties of the
metal produced. All USMP-4 experiments are scheduled for launch aboard
STS-87 on Nov.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1462
Photo Title:  USMP-4 experiments are prepared for flight in the SSPF
Photo Date:   09/24/97

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared
to be flown on Space Shuttle mission STS-87 in the Space Station
Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center (KSC).  A technician is
working on the Advanced Automated Directional Solidification Furnace
(AADSF), which will be used by researchers to study the solidification
of semiconductor materials in microgravity. Scientists will be able to
better understand how microgravity influences the solidification
process of these materials and develop better methods for controlling
that process during future Space flights and Earth-based
production. All STS-87 experiments are scheduled for launch on Nov. 19
from KSC.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1481
Photo Title:  STS-87 crew participates in Crew Equipment Interface Test
Photo Date:   10/02/97

STS-87 astronaut crew members participate in the Crew Equipment
Integration Test (CEIT) with the Spartan-201 payload in Kennedy Space
Centers (KSC's) Vertical Processing Facility. From left are Pilot
Steven Lindsey; Mission Specialist Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National
Space Development Agency of Japan; Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla,
Ph.D.; Commander Kevin Kregel; and Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk
of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. The CEIT gives astronauts an
opportunity to get a hands-on look at the payloads with which they
will be working on-orbit. STS-87 will be the fourth United States
Microgravity Payload and flight of the Spartan-201 deployable
satellite. During the mission, Dr. Doi will be the first Japanese
astronaut to perform a spacewalk. STS-87 is scheduled for a Nov. 19
liftoff from KSC.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1484
Photo Title:  STS-87 crew participates in Crew Equipment Interface Test
Photo Date:   10/02/97

STS-87 Commander Kevin Kregel participates in the Crew Equipment
Integration Test (CEIT) in Kennedy Space Centers (KSC's) Vertical
Processing Facility. The CEIT gives astronauts an opportunity to get a
hands-on look at the payloads with which they will be working
on-orbit.  STS-87 will be the fourth United States Microgravity
Payload and flight of the Spartan-201 deployable satellite. STS-87 is
scheduled for a Nov. 19 liftoff from KSC.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1486
Photo Title:  STS-87 crew participates in Crew Equipment Interface Test
Photo Date:   10/02/97

STS-87 astronaut crew members participate in the Crew Equipment
Integration Test (CEIT) in Kennedy Space Centers (KSC's) Vertical
Processing Facility. From left are Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla,
Ph.D.; Pilot Steven Lindsey; Mission Specialist Takao Doi , Ph.D., of
the National Space Development Agency of Japan; and Mission Specialist
Winston Scott. The CEIT gives astronauts an opportunity to get a
hands-on look at the payloads with which they will be working on-
orbit. STS-87 will be the fourth United States Microgravity Payload
and flight of the Spartan-201 deployable satellite. During the STS-87
mission, scheduled for a Nov. 19 liftoff from KSC, Dr. Doi and Scott
will both perform spacewalks.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1487
Photo Title:  STS-87 Mission Specialist Takao Doi during CEIT
Photo Date:   10/02/97

STS-87 Mission Specialist Takao Doi , Ph.D., of the National Space
Development Agency of Japan, participates in the Crew Equipment
Integration Test (CEIT) in Kennedy Space Centers (KSC's) Vertical
Processing Facility. Glenda Laws, the extravehicular activity (EVA)
coordinator, Johnson Space Center, stands behind Dr. Doi. The CEIT
gives astronauts an opportunity to get a hands-on look at the payloads
with which they will be working on-orbit.  STS-87 will be the fourth
United States Microgravity Payload and flight of the Spartan-201
deployable satellite. During the mission, Dr. Doi will be the first
Japanese astronaut to perform a spacewalk.  STS-87 is scheduled for a
Nov. 19 liftoff from KSC.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1488
Photo Title:  STS-87 crew members in front of T-38 at SLF 
Photo Date:   10/02/97

STS-87 astronaut crew members prepare to fly back to Johnson Space
Center in Houston after participating in the Crew Equipment
Integration Test (CEIT) at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in early
October. From left are Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the
National Space Agency of Ukraine; Mission Specialist Takao Doi, Ph.D.,
of the National Space Development Agency of Japan; Mission Specialist
Winston Scott; Commander Kevin Kregel; Pilot Steven Lindsey; and
Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D. The CEIT gives astronauts an
opportunity to get a hands-on look at the payloads with which they
will be working on-orbit.  STS-87 will be the fourth United States
Microgravity Payload and flight of the Spartan-201 deployable
satellite.  During the STS-87 mission, scheduled for a Nov. 19 liftoff
from KSC, Dr. Doi and Scott will both perform spacewalks.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1511
Photo Title:  STS-87 crew participates in Crew Equipment Interface Test
Photo Date:   10/02/97

Participating in the Crew Equipment Integration Test (CEIT) at Kennedy
Space Center are STS-87 crew members Winston Scott, at left, and Takao
Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan, both
mission specialists on STS-87. The CEIT gives astronauts an
opportunity to get a hands-on look at the payloads with which they
will be working on-orbit. STS-87 will be the fourth United States
Microgravity Payload and flight of the Spartan-201 deployable
satellite. During the STS-87 mission, scheduled for a Nov. 19 liftoff
from KSC, Dr. Doi and Scott will both perform spacewalks. STS-87 is
scheduled for a Nov. 19 liftoff from KSC.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1512
Photo Title:  STS-87 crew participates in Crew Equipment Interface Test
Photo Date:   10/02/97

Participating in the Crew Equipment Integration Test (CEIT) at Kennedy
Space Center are STS-87 crew members, assisted by Glenda Laws,
extravehicular activity (EVA) coordinator, Johnson Space
Center. Standing behind Laws are Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National
Space Development Agency of Japan, and Winston Scott, both mission
specialists on STS-87. The STS-87 mission will be the fourth United
States Microgravity Payload and flight of the Spartan-201 deployable
satellite. During the mission, scheduled for a Nov. 19 liftoff from
KSC, Dr. Doi and Scott will both perform spacewalks.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1513
Photo Title:  STS-87 crew participates in Crew Equipment Interface Test
Photo Date:   10/02/97

STS-87 astronaut crew members participate in the Crew Equipment
Integration Test (CEIT) at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The CEIT gives
astronauts an opportunity to get a hands-on look at the payloads with
which they will be working on-orbit.  STS-87 will be the fourth United
States Microgravity Payload and flight of the Spartan-201 deployable
satellite. STS-87 is scheduled for a Nov. 19 liftoff from KSC.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1557
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia in VAB Transfer isle before hoisting operations 
Photo Date:   10/24/97

The orbiter Columbia is prepared for lifting in Kennedy Space Centers
(KSCs) Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) transfer aisle in preparation
for mating to its solid rocket boosters and external tank before
roll-out to Pad 39-B. Columbia is scheduled to launch on Nov. 19 for
STS-87 on a 16-day flight of the United States Microgravity Payload
(USMP)-4 mission.  This mission also features the deployment and
retrieval of the Spartan-201 satellite and a spacewalk to demonstrate
assembly and maintenance operations for future use on the
International Space Station.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1558
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia in VAB Transfer isle before lifting (side view)
Photo Date:   10/24/97

The orbiter Columbia is prepared for lifting in Kennedy Space Centers
(KSCs) Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) transfer aisle in preparation
for mating to its solid rocket boosters and external tank before
roll-out to Pad 39-B. Columbia is scheduled to launch on Nov. 19 for
STS-87 on a 16-day flight of the United States Microgravity Payload
(USMP)-4 mission.  This mission also features the deployment and
retrieval of the Spartan-201 satellite and a spacewalk to demonstrate
assembly and maintenance operations for future use on the
International Space Station.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1559
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia is lifted into high bay 3 in the VAB
Photo Date:   10/24/97

The orbiter Columbia is lifted in Kennedy Space Centers (KSCs) Vehicle
Assembly Building (VAB) transfer aisle in preparation for mating to
its solid rocket boosters and external tank before roll-out to Pad
39-B. Columbia is scheduled to launch on Nov. 19 for STS-87 on a
16-day flight of the United States Microgravity Payload (USMP)-4
mission.  This mission also features the deployment and retrieval of
the Spartan-201 satellite and a spacewalk to demonstrate assembly and
maintenance operations for future use on the International Space
Station.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1560
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia is lifted into high bay 3 in the VAB 
Photo Date:   10/24/97

The orbiter Columbia is lifted in Kennedy Space Centers (KSCs) Vehicle
Assembly Building (VAB) transfer aisle in preparation for mating to
its solid rocket boosters and external tank before roll-out to Pad
39-B. Columbia is scheduled to launch on Nov. 19 for STS-87 on a
16-day flight of the United States Microgravity Payload (USMP)-4
mission.  This mission also features the deployment and retrieval of
the Spartan-201 satellite and a spacewalk to demonstrate assembly and
maintenance operations for future use on the International Space
Station.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1561
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia is lifted into high bay 3 in the VAB 
Photo Date:   10/24/97

The orbiter Columbia is lifted in Kennedy Space Centers (KSCs) Vehicle
Assembly Building (VAB) transfer aisle in preparation for mating to
its solid rocket boosters and external tank before roll-out to Pad
39-B. Columbia is scheduled to launch on Nov. 19 for STS-87 on a
16-day flight of the United States Microgravity Payload (USMP)-4
mission.  This mission also features the deployment and retrieval of
the Spartan-201 satellite and a spacewalk to demonstrate assembly and
maintenance operations for future use on the International Space
Station.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1568
Photo Title:  USMP-4 final processing in SSPF before move to LC 39B
Photo Date:   10/29/97

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are lifted
atop the white triangular Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure
at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) before placement into the payload
canister. The vertical tube in the center of the photo is the Advanced
Automated Directional Solidification Furnace (AADSF), which will be
used by researchers to study the solidification of semiconductor
materials in microgravity.  Scientists will be able to better
understand how microgravity influences the solidification process of
these materials and develop better methods for controlling that
process during future Space flights and Earth-based production. To its
left is a horizontal white tube known as MEPHISTO, the French acronym
for a cooperative American-French investigation of the fundamentals of
crystal growth.  The USMP-4 will launch aboard the Space Shuttle
Columbia as part of the STS-87 mission, scheduled for launch Nov. 19.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1569
Photo Title:  USMP-4 final processing in SSPF before move to LC 39B
Photo Date:   10/26/97

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are lifted
atop the white triangular Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure
at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) before placement into the payload
canister. Seen in the foreground of the canister is the Spartan-201
payload, covered with a protective wrap. Spartan-201 is a small
satellite involved in research to study the interaction between the
Sun and its wind of charged particles. The vertical tube high atop the
USMP-4 payload is the Advanced Automated Directional Solidification
Furnace (AADSF), which will be used by researchers to study the
solidification of semiconductor materials in microgravity. Scientists
will be able to better understand how microgravity influences the
solidification process of these materials and develop better methods
for controlling that process during future Space flights and
Earth-based production. The USMP-4 will launch aboard the Space
Shuttle Columbia as part of the STS-87 mission, scheduled for launch
Nov. 19.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1570
Photo Title:  USMP-4 final processing in SSPF before move to LC 39B
Photo Date:   10/26/97

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are lifted
and placed into the payload canister at Kennedy Space Center. The
vertical tube in the center of the USMP-4 group of experiments is the
Advanced Automated Directional Solidification Furnace (AADSF), which
will be used by researchers to study the solidification of
semiconductor materials in microgravity. Scientists will be able to
better understand how microgravity influences the solidification
process of these materials and develop better methods for controlling
that process during future Space flights and Earth-based
production. The USMP-4 will launch aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia
as part of the STS-87 mission, scheduled for launch Nov. 19.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1571
Photo Title:  USMP-4 final processing in SSPF before move to LC 39B
Photo Date:   10/26/97

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments await atop
the white triangular Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure at
Kennedy Space Center (KSC) before they are moved into the payload
canister. The vertical tube in the center of the photo is the Advanced
Automated Directional Solidification Furnace (AADSF), which will be
used by researchers to study the solidification of semiconductor
materials in microgravity. Scientists will be able to better
understand how microgravity influences the solidification process of
these materials and develop better methods for controlling that
process during future Space flights and Earth-based production. The
USMP-4 will launch aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia as part of the
STS-87 mission, scheduled for launch Nov. 19.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1572
Photo Title:  STS-87 Payload Canister being raised into PCR
Photo Date:   10/29/97

A payload canister containing the primary payloads for the STS-87
mission is lifted into the Payload Changeout Room at Pad 39B at
Kennedy Space Center. The STS-87 payload includes the United States
Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) and Spartan-201. Spartan-201 is a
small retrievable satellite involved in research to study the
interaction between the Sun and its wind of charged particles. USMP-4
is one of a series of missions designed to conduct scientific research
aboard the Shuttle in the unique microgravity environment for extended
periods of time. In the past, USMP missions have provided invaluable
experience in the design of instruments needed for the International
Space Station (ISS) and microgravity programs to follow in the 21st
century. STS-87 is scheduled for launch Nov. 19.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1573
Photo Title:  STS-87 Payload installation in LC 39B PCR
Photo Date:   10/27/97

A payload canister, seen here half-open, containing the primary
payloads for the STS-87 mission, is moved into the Payload Changeout
Room at Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center. The STS-87 payload includes
the United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4), seen here on two
Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structures in the center of the
photo, and Spartan-201, wrapped in a protective covering directly
above the USMP-4 experiments. Spartan-201 is a small retrievable
satellite involved in research to study the interaction between the
Sun and its wind of charged particles. USMP-4 is one of a series of
missions designed to conduct scientific research aboard the Shuttle in
the unique microgravity environment for extended periods of time. In
the past, USMP missions have provided invaluable experience in the
design of instruments needed for the International Space Station (ISS)
and microgravity programs to follow in the 21st century. STS-87 is
scheduled for launch Nov. 19.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1574
Photo Title:  STS-87 Payload Canister at Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   10/27/97

A payload canister for the STS-87 mission was moved into the Payload
Changeout Room at Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center. The STS-87 payload
includes the United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4), seen here
on two Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structures in the center of
the photo, and Spartan-201, wrapped in a protective covering directly
above the USMP-4 experiments. Spartan-201 is a small retrievable
satellite involved in research to study the interaction between the
Sun and its wind of charged particles. USMP-4 is one of a series of
missions designed to conduct scientific research aboard the Shuttle in
the unique microgravity environment for extended periods of time. In
the past, USMP missions have provided invaluable experience in the
design of instruments needed for the International Space Station (ISS)
and microgravity programs to follow in the 21st century. STS-87 is
scheduled for launch Nov. 19.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1575
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia rolls out to LC 39B in preparation for launch
Photo Date:   10/29/97

The orbiter Columbia, mated to its external tank and two solid rocket
boosters, is prepared to roll out of Kennedy Space Centers (KSCs)
Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Pad 39-B.  Columbia is scheduled to
launch on Nov. 19 for STS-87 on a 16-day flight of the United States
Microgravity Payload (USMP)-4 mission.  This mission also features the
deployment and retrieval of the Spartan-201 satellite and a spacewalk
to demonstrate assembly and maintenance operations for future use on
the International Space Station.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1576
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia rolls out to LC 39B in preparation for launch
Photo Date:   10/29/97

The orbiter Columbia, mated to its external tank and two solid rocket
boosters, rolls out to Kennedy Space Centers (KSCs) Pad 39-B. Columbia
is scheduled to launch on Nov. 19 for STS-87 on a 16-day flight of the
United States Microgravity Payload (USMP)-4 mission.  This mission
also features the deployment and retrieval of the Spartan-201
satellite and a spacewalk to demonstrate assembly and maintenance
operations for future use on the International Space Station.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1577
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia rolls out to LC 39B in preparation for launch
Photo Date:   10/29/97

The orbiter Columbia, mated to its external tank and two solid rocket
boosters, rolls out to Kennedy Space Centers (KSCs) Pad 39-B. Columbia
is scheduled to launch on Nov. 19 for STS-87 on a 16-day flight of the
United States Microgravity Payload (USMP)-4 mission.  This mission
also features the deployment and retrieval of the Spartan-201
satellite and a spacewalk to demonstrate assembly and maintenance
operations for future use on the International Space Station.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1579
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia rolls out to LC 39B in preparation for launch
Photo Date:   10/29/97

The orbiter Columbia, mated to its external tank and two solid rocket
boosters, is rolled out onto Kennedy Space Centers Pad 39-B. Columbia
is scheduled to launch on Nov. 19 for STS-87 on a 16-day flight of the
United States Microgravity Payload (USMP)-4 mission. This mission also
features the deployment and retrieval of the Spartan-201 satellite and
a spacewalk to demonstrate assembly and maintenance operations for
future use on the International Space Station.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1580
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia rolls out to LC 39B in preparation for launch
Photo Date:   10/29/97

The orbiter Columbia, mated to its external tank and two solid rocket
boosters, is rolled out onto Kennedy Space Centers Pad 39-B. Columbia
is scheduled to launch on Nov. 19 for STS-87 on a 16-day flight of the
United States Microgravity Payload (USMP)-4 mission. This mission also
features the deployment and retrieval of the Spartan-201 satellite and
a spacewalk to demonstrate assembly and maintenance operations for
future use on the International Space Station.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1581
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia rolls out to LC 39B in preparation for launch
Photo Date:   10/29/97

The orbiter Columbia, mated to its external tank and two solid rocket
boosters, rolls out to Kennedy Space Centers (KSCs) Pad 39-B atop a
mobile launcher platform (MLP). The entire complement of crawler
transporter, MLP and Shuttle weigh in excess of 18 million pounds. The
transporter moves at an average rate of less than one mile-per-hour
with the Shuttle on top and uses a laser docking system to precisely
position the MLP on the pad surface. A leveling system on the crawler
transporter keeps the Shuttle perfectly stable during the roll out and
during the climb up the 5 percent grade to the launch pad
surface. Columbia is scheduled to launch on Nov. 19 for STS-87 on a
16-day flight of the United States Microgravity Payload (USMP)-4
mission.  This mission also features the deployment and retrieval of
the Spartan-201 satellite and a spacewalk to demonstrate assembly and
maintenance operations for future use on the International Space
Station.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1582
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia rolls out to LC 39B in preparation for launch
Photo Date:   10/29/97

The orbiter Columbia, mated to its external tank and two solid rocket
boosters, rolls out to Kennedy Space Centers (KSCs) Pad 39-B atop a
mobile launcher platform (MLP). The entire complement of crawler
transporter, MLP and Shuttle weigh in excess of 18 million pounds. The
transporter moves at an average rate of less than one mile-per-hour
with the Shuttle on top and uses a laser docking system to precisely
position the MLP on the pad surface. A leveling system on the crawler
transporter keeps the Shuttle perfectly stable during the roll out and
during the climb up the 5 percent grade to the launch pad
surface. Columbia is scheduled to launch on Nov. 19 for STS-87 on a
16-day flight of the United States Microgravity Payload (USMP)-4
mission.  This mission also features the deployment and retrieval of
the Spartan-201 satellite and a spacewalk to demonstrate assembly and
maintenance operations for future use on the International Space
Station.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1585
Photo Title:  STS-87 Crew arrives at KSC for TCDT
Photo Date:   11/03/97

Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Director Roy Bridges, at far left, shakes
the hand of Mission Specialist Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space
Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan.  During the STS-87 mission,
scheduled for launch on Nov. 19, Dr. Doi will become the first
Japanese astronaut to conduct a spacewalk. Pointing to Dr. Doi is
Mission Commander Kevin Kregel, who will lead the crew of one other
veteran space flyer and four rookies on mission STS-87 aboard the
Shuttle Columbia. Kregel is a veteran of two space flights (STS-70 and
-78).  Next to Kregel is Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the
National Space Agency of Ukraine.  The crew arrived at KSC on Nov. 3
to conduct the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), held at
KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight to provide the crew with
opportunities to participate in simulated countdown activities.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1586
Photo Title:  STS-87 Crew arrives at KSC for TCDT
Photo Date:   11/03/97

Mission Commander Kevin Kregel, who will lead the crew of one other
veteran space flyer and four rookies on mission STS-87 aboard the
Shuttle Columbia, looks on as Mission Specialist Takao Doi, Ph.D., of
the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan addresses a
group at Kennedy Space Centers (KSCs) Shuttle Landing Facility. During
the STS-87 mission, scheduled for launch on Nov. 19, Dr. Doi will
become the first Japanese astronaut to conduct a spacewalk. The crew
arrived at KSC on Nov. 3 to conduct the Terminal Countdown
Demonstration Test (TCDT), held at KSC prior to each Space Shuttle
flight to provide the crew with opportunities to participate in
simulated countdown activities.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1587
Photo Title:  STS-87 Crew arrives at KSC for TCDT
Photo Date:   11/03/97

In preparation for Space Shuttle Mission STS-87, the crew arrives at
the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility to participate in
the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) for their
mission. The TCDT is a dress rehearsal for launch. STS-87 will be the
fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and the
Spartan-201 deployable satellite. Launch is targeted for Nov. 19.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1596
Photo Title:  STS-87 crew examines Columbia's main engines during TCDT
Photo Date:   11/05/97

The crew of the STS-87 mission, scheduled for launch Nov. 19 aboard
the Space Shuttle Columbia from Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center (KSC),
participates in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) at
KSC. Getting a close look at one of the Space Shuttles main engines
are, from right, Commander Kevin Kregel, Payload Specialist Leonid
Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine (NSAU), and Kadenyuks
back-up, Yaroslav Pustovyi, Ph.D., also of NSAU. The TCDT is held at
KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight, providing the crew of each
mission opportunities to participate in simulated countdown
activities. The TCDT ends with a mock launch countdown culminating in
a simulated main engine cut-off. The crew also spends time undergoing
emergency egress training exercises at the pad and has an opportunity
to view and inspect the payloads in the orbiter's payload bay.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1597
Photo Title:  STS-87 crew participate in TCDT activities
Photo Date:   11/05/97

The crew of the STS-87 mission, scheduled for launch Nov. 19 aboard
the Space Shuttle Columbia from Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center (KSC),
participates in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) at
KSC. Getting a look at the Space Shuttle Columbia are, from left,
Commander Kevin Kregel; Pilot Steven Lindsey; Mission Specialist
Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the
National Space Agency of Ukraine (NSAU); Mission Specialist Takao Doi,
Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan; Kadenyuks
back-up, Yaroslav Pustovyi, Ph.D., also of NSAU; and Mission
Specialist Winston Scott. The TCDT is held at KSC prior to each Space
Shuttle flight providing the crew of each mission opportunities to
participate in simulated countdown activities. The TCDT ends with a
mock launch countdown culminating in a simulated main engine
cut-off. The crew also spends time undergoing emergency egress
training exercises at the pad and has an opportunity to view and
inspect the payloads in the orbiter's payload bay.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1598
Photo Title:  STS-87 M.S. Doi and Chawla and P.S. Kadenyuk in slidewire basket
Photo Date:   11/05/97

The crew of the STS-87 mission, scheduled for launch Nov. 19 aboard
the Space Shuttle Columbia from pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center (KSC),
participates in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) at
KSC. Testing a slide wire basket that is part of the pads emergency
egress system are, from left, Mission Specialist Takao Doi, Ph.D., of
the National Space Development Agency of Japan; Payload Specialist
Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine (NSAU); and
Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D. The TCDT is held at KSC prior
to each Space Shuttle flight providing the crew of each mission
opportunities to participate in simulated countdown activities. The
TCDT ends with a mock launch countdown culminating in a simulated main
engine cut-off. The crew also spends time undergoing emergency egress
training exercises at the pad and has an opportunity to view and
inspect the payloads in the orbiter's payload bay.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1599
Photo Title:  STS-87 TCDT activities at KSC
Photo Date:   11/05/97

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1600
Photo Title:  STS-87 TCDT activities at KSC
Photo Date:   11/05/97

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1601
Photo Title:  STS-87 TCDT activities at KSC
Photo Date:   11/05/97

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1602
Photo Title:  STS-87 Commander Kregel talks to the media during TCDT 
Photo Date:   11/05/97

Kevin Kregel, commander of the STS-87 crew, participates in a news
briefing at Launch Pad 39B during the Terminal Countdown Demonstration
Test (TCDT) at Kennedy Space Center (KSC).  Selected by NASA in 1992,
Kregel is a veteran of two space flights (STS-70 and -78) and has
logged over 618 hours in space. The TCDT is held at KSC prior to each
Space Shuttle flight providing the crew of each mission opportunities
to participate in simulated countdown activities. The TCDT ends with a
mock launch countdown culminating in a simulated main engine
cut-off. The crew also spends time undergoing emergency egress
training exercises at the pad and has an opportunity to view and
inspect the payloads in the orbiter's payload bay. STS-87 is scheduled
for launch Nov. 19 aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia from pad 39B at
KSC.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1603
Photo Title:  STS-87 Mission Specialist Chawla talks to the media during TCDT
Photo Date:   11/05/97

Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D., a mission specialist of the STS-87 crew,
participates in a news briefing at Launch Pad 39B during the Terminal
Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) at Kennedy Space Center
(KSC). First-time Shuttle flier Dr. Chawla reported for training as an
astronaut at Johnson Space Center in 1995. She has a doctorate in
aerospace engineering from the University of Colorado. The TCDT is
held at KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight providing the crew of
each mission opportunities to participate in simulated countdown
activities. The TCDT ends with a mock launch countdown culminating in
a simulated main engine cut-off. The crew also spends time undergoing
emergency egress training exercises at the pad and has an opportunity
to view and inspect the payloads in the orbiter's payload bay. STS-87
is scheduled for launch Nov. 19 aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia from
pad 39B at KSC.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1604
Photo Title:  STS-87 Pilot Lindsey talks to the media during TCDT
Photo Date:   11/05/97

Steven Lindsey, Ph.D., the pilot of the STS-87 crew, participates in a
news briefing at Launch Pad 39B during the Terminal Countdown
Demonstration Test (TCDT) at Kennedy Space Center (KSC).  A major in
the U.S. Air Force, Lindsey became an astronaut in May 1996. This is
his first flight on the Space Shuttle, but he previously has logged
more than 2,700 hours of flying time in 49 different types of
aircraft. The TCDT is held at KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight
providing the crew of each mission opportunities to participate in
simulated countdown activities. The TCDT ends with a mock launch
countdown culminating in a simulated main engine cut-off. The crew
also spends time undergoing emergency egress training exercises at the
pad and has an opportunity to view and inspect the payloads in the
orbiter's payload bay. STS-87 is scheduled for launch Nov. 19 aboard
the Space Shuttle Columbia from pad 39B at KSC.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1605
Photo Title:  STS-87 crew in front of LC-39B during TCDT
Photo Date:   11/05/97

The crew of the STS-87 mission, scheduled for launch Nov. 19 aboard
the Space Shuttle Columbia from Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center (KSC),
poses at the pad during a break in the Terminal Countdown
Demonstration Test (TCDT) at KSC. Standing in front of the Shuttle
Columbia are, from left, Commander Kevin Kregel; Mission Specialist
Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; Pilot Steven Lindsey; Mission Specialist Takao
Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan; Backup
Payload Specialist Yaroslav Pustovyi, Ph.D., of the National Space
Agency of Ukraine (NSAU); Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of NSAU;
and Mission Specialist Winston Scott. The TCDT is held at KSC prior to
each Space Shuttle flight providing the crew of each mission
opportunities to participate in simulated countdown activities. The
TCDT ends with a mock launch countdown culminating in a simulated main
engine cut-off. The crew also spends time undergoing emergency egress
training exercises at the pad and has an opportunity to view and
inspect the payloads in the orbiter's payload bay.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1606
Photo Title:  STS-87 crew in LC-39B white room during TCDT
Photo Date:   11/05/97

The crew of the STS-87 mission, scheduled for launch Nov. 19 aboard
the Space Shuttle Columbia from pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center (KSC),
participates in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) at
KSC. Standing, from left, Mission Specialist Winston Scott; Backup
Payload Specialist Yaroslav Pustovyi, Ph.D., of the National Space
Agency of Ukraine (NSAU); Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of NSAU;
Pilot Steven Lindsey; Commander Kevin Kregel; Mission Specialist Takao
Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan; and
Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D. The TCDT is held at KSC prior
to each Space Shuttle flight providing the crew of each mission
opportunities to participate in simulated countdown activities. The
TCDT ends with a mock launch countdown culminating in a simulated main
engine cut-off. The crew also spends time undergoing emergency egress
training exercises at the pad and has an opportunity to view and
inspect the payloads in the orbiter's payload bay.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1607
Photo Title:  STS-87 crew walkout for TCDT
Photo Date:   11/05/97

The crew of the STS-87 mission, scheduled for launch Nov. 19 aboard
the Space Shuttle Columbia from pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center (KSC),
participated in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) at
KSC. Simulating the walk-out from the Operations and Checkout Building
before entering a van to take them to the launch pad are (left to
right) Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency
of Ukraine; Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; Pilot Steve
Lindsey; Mission Specialist Winston Scott; Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the
National Space Development Agency of Japan; and Commander Kevin
Kregel. The TCDT is held at KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight
providing the crew of each mission opportunities to participate in
simulated countdown activities. The TCDT ends with a mock launch
countdown culminating in a simulated main engine cut-off. The crew
also spends time undergoing emergency egress training exercises at the
pad and has an opportunity to view and inspect the payloads in the
orbiter's payload bay.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1608
Photo Title:  STS-87 crew walkout for TCDT
Photo Date:   11/05/97

The crew of the STS-87 mission, scheduled for launch Nov. 19 aboard
the Space Shuttle Columbia from pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center (KSC),
participated in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) at
KSC. Simulating the walk-out from the Operations and Checkout Building
before entering a van to take them to the launch pad are Payload
Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine (at
back left); Pilot Steve Lindsey (back right); Mission Specialist
Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D. (middle left); Mission Specialist Winston Scott
(middle right); Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development
Agency of Japan (front left); and Commander Kevin Kregel. The TCDT is
held at KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight providing the crew of
each mission opportunities to participate in simulated countdown
activities. The TCDT ends with a mock launch countdown culminating in
a simulated main engine cut-off. The crew also spends time undergoing
emergency egress training exercises at the pad and has an opportunity
to view and inspect the payloads in the orbiter's payload bay.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1609
Photo Title:  STS-87 crew on LC-39B during TCDT
Photo Date:   11/05/97

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1610
Photo Title:  STS-87 TCDT activities at KSC
Photo Date:   11/05/97

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1611
Photo Title:  STS-87 TCDT activities at KSC
Photo Date:   11/05/97

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1612
Photo Title:  STS-87 TCDT activities at KSC
Photo Date:   11/05/97

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1613
Photo Title:  STS-87 TCDT activities at KSC
Photo Date:   11/05/97

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1620
Photo Title:  STS-87 TCDT activities at KSC
Photo Date:   11/05/97

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1669
Photo Title:  STS-87 Commander Kregel arrives at the SLF aboard a T-38 jet 
Photo Date:   11/16/97

STS-87 Commander Kevin Kregel arrives at Kennedy Space Center's
Shuttle Landing Facility aboard a T-38 jet for the final prelaunch
activities leading up to the scheduled Nov. 19 liftoff. The other
STS-87 crew members are Pilot Steven Lindsey; Mission Specialists
Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space
Development Agency of Japan; and Winston Scott; and Payload Specialist
Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine.  STS-87 will
be the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and the
Spartan-201 deployable satellite.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1670
Photo Title:  STS-87 Ukrainian Payload Specialist Kadenyuk arrives at SLF
Photo Date:   11/16/97

STS-87 Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency
of Ukraine arrives at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility
aboard a T-38 jet for the final prelaunch activities leading up to the
scheduled Nov. 19 liftoff. The other STS-87 crew members are Commander
Kevin Kregel; Pilot Steven Lindsey; and Mission Specialists Kalpana
Chawla, Ph.D.; Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development
Agency of Japan; and Winston Scott. STS-87 will be the fourth flight
of the United States Microgravity Payload and the Spartan-201
deployable satellite.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1671
Photo Title:  STS-87 Pilot Lindsey arrives at the SLF aboard a T-38 jet 
Photo Date:   11/16/97

STS-87 Pilot Steven Lindsey arrives at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle
Landing Facility aboard a T-38 jet for the final prelaunch activities
leading up to the scheduled Nov. 19 liftoff. The other STS-87 crew
members are Commander Kevin Kregel; Mission Specialists Kalpana
Chawla, Ph.D.; Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development
Agency of Japan; and Winston Scott; and Payload Specialist Leonid
Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. STS-87 will be the
fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and the
Spartan-201 deployable satellite.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1672
Photo Title:  STS-87 Commander Kregel addresses the media at the SLF
Photo Date:   11/16/97

STS-87 Commander Kevin Kregel addresses members of the press and media
at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility after arriving for
the final prelaunch activities leading up to the scheduled Nov. 19
liftoff. The STS-87 crew members are, from left to right, Mission
Specialists Winston Scott and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space
Development Agency of Japan; Commander Kevin Kregel; Payload
Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine;
Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; and Pilot Steven
Lindsey. STS-87 will be the fourth flight of the United States
Microgravity Payload and the Spartan-201 deployable satellite.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1673
Photo Title:  STS-87 Mission Specialist Doi addresses the media at the SLF 
Photo Date:   11/16/97

As STS-87 Commander Kevin Kregel looks on, Mission Specialist Takao
Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan
addresses members of the press and media at Kennedy Space Center's
Shuttle Landing Facility after arriving for the final prelaunch
activities leading up to the scheduled Nov. 19 liftoff. Other STS-87
crew members not pictured are Pilot Steven Lindsey; Mission
Specialists Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D., and Winston Scott; and Payload
Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of
Ukraine. STS-87 will be the fourth flight of the United States
Microgravity Payload and the Spartan-201 deployable satellite.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1674
Photo Title:  STS-87 Ukrainian Payload Specialist Kadenyuk addresses the media
Photo Date:   11/16/97

As STS-87 Commander Kevin Kregel looks on, Payload Specialist Leonid
Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine addresses members of
the press and media at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility
after arriving for the final prelaunch activities leading up to the
scheduled Nov. 19 liftoff. Other STS-87 crew members not pictured are
Pilot Steven Lindsey; and Mission Specialists Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.;
Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan;
and Winston Scott.  STS-87 will be the fourth flight of the United
States Microgravity Payload and the Spartan-201 deployable satellite.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1675
Photo Title:  STS-87 Crew Breakfast
Photo Date:   11/19/97

The STS-87 flight crew enjoys the traditional pre-liftoff breakfast in
the crew quarters of the Operations and Checkout Building. They are,
from left, Mission Specialist Winston Scott; Mission Specialist Takao
Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan;
Commander Kevin Kregel; Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the
National Space Agency of Ukraine; Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla,
Ph.D.; and Pilot Steven Lindsey. After a weather briefing, the flight
crew will be fitted with their launch and entry suits and depart for
Launch Pad 39B. Once there, they will take their positions in the crew
cabin of the Space Shuttle Columbia to await liftoff during a
two-and-a-half-hour window that will open at 2:46 p.m. EDT, Nov. 19.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1676
Photo Title:  STS-87 Payload Specialist Leonid K. Kadenyuk suits up
Photo Date:   11/19/97

STS-87 Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency
of Ukraine gives a thumbs up in his launch and entry suit in the
Operations and Checkout Building. He and the five other crew members
of STS-87will depart shortly for Launch Pad 39B, where the Space
Shuttle Columbia awaits liftoff on a 16-day mission to perform
microgravity and solar research. Kadenyuk will be flying his first
mission on STS-87. During the mission, Kadenyuk will pollinate
Brassica rapa plants as part of the Collaborative Ukrainian
Experiment, or CUE, aboard Columbia. The CUE experiment is a
collection of 10 plant space biology experiments that will fly in
Columbias middeck and features an educational component that involves
evaluating the effects of microgravity on Brassica rapa seedlings.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1677
Photo Title:  STS-87 Mission Specialist Winston E. Scott suits up
Photo Date:   11/19/97

STS-87 Mission Specialist Winston Scott dons his launch and entry suit
with the assistance of a suit technician in the Operations and
Checkout Building. This is Scotts second space flight.  He and the
five other crew members will depart shortly for Launch Pad 39B, where
the Space Shuttle Columbia awaits liftoff on a 16-day mission to
perform microgravity and solar research. Scott is scheduled to perform
an extravehicular activity spacewalk with Mission Specialist Takao
Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan, during
STS-87.  He also performed a spacewalk on STS-72.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1678
Photo Title:  STS-87 Mission Specialist Takao Doi suits up
Photo Date:   11/19/97

STS-87 Mission Specialist Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space
Development Agency of Japan, gives a thumbs up in his launch and entry
suit in the Operations and Checkout Building. He and the five other
crew members will depart shortly for Launch Pad 39B, where the Space
Shuttle Columbia awaits liftoff on a 16-day mission to perform
microgravity and solar research. Dr.  Doi is scheduled to perform an
extravehicular activity spacewalk with Mission Specialist Winston
Scott during STS-87.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1679
Photo Title:  STS-87 Pilot Steven W. Lindsey suits up
Photo Date:   11/19/97

STS-87 Pilot Steven Lindsey dons his launch and entry suit with the help of two assistants in
the Operations and Checkout Building. Shortly, he and the five other crew members of STS-87
will depart for Launch Pad 39B, where the Space Shuttle Columbia awaits liftoff on a 16-day
mission to perform microgravity and solar research. Although this is his first Shuttle flight,
Lindsey has logged more than 2,700 hours of flying time in 49 different types of aircraft. 

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1680
Photo Title:  STS-87 Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla suits up
Photo Date:   11/19/97

STS-87 Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D., sits in her launch
and entry suit in the Operations and Checkout Building before she and
the five other crew members of STS-87 depart for Launch Pad
39B. There, the Space Shuttle Columbia awaits liftoff on a 16-day
mission to perform microgravity and solar research. Born in Karnal,
India, Dr. Chawla received her doctorate of philosophy in aerospace
engineering from the University of Colorado in 1988.  This is Chawlas
first mission for NASA.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1681
Photo Title:  STS-87 Commander Kevin R. Kregel suits up
Photo Date:   11/19/97

STS-87 Commander Kevin Kregel sits in his launch and entry suit in the
Operations and Checkout Building holding a cap of his sons soccer team
of which Kregel is the coach.  Shortly, he and the five other crew
members of STS-87 will depart for Launch Pad 39B, where the Space
Shuttle Columbia awaits liftoff on a 16-day mission to perform
microgravity and solar research. A veteran of two space flights
(STS-70 and -78), Kregel has logged more than 618 hours in space.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1682
Photo Title:  STS-87 Crew walkout of O&C building
Photo Date:   11/19/97

The crew of Mission STS-87 depart from the Operations and Checkout
Building en route to Launch Pad 39B, where the Space Shuttle Columbia
awaits liftoff on the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity
Payload and the Spartan-201deployable satellite. They are, from left
to right, front to back: Mission Specialist Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the
National Space Development Agency of Japan; Mission Specialist Winston
Scott (near van); Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National
Space Agency of Ukraine; and Pilot Steven Lindsey (near van).  Missing
from this photo are Commander Kevin Kregel and Mission Specialist
Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D. The Space Shuttle Columbia and its crew of six
members are scheduled to lift off during a two-and-a-half hour launch
window, which opens at 2:46 p.m.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1683
Photo Title:  STS-87 Crew walkout of O&C building
Photo Date:   11/19/97

The crew of Mission STS-87 depart from the Operations and Checkout
Building en route to Launch Pad 39B, where the Space Shuttle Columbia
awaits liftoff on the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity
Payload and the Spartan-201deployable satellite. Leading the way are,
from left to right, front to back: Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla,
Ph.D.; Commander Kevin Kregel; Mission Specialist Takao Doi, Ph.D., of
the National Space Development Agency of Japan; Mission Specialist
Winston Scott; Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National
Space Agency of Ukraine; and Pilot Steven Lindsey. The Space Shuttle
Columbia and its crew of six members are scheduled to lift off during
a two-and-a-half hour launch window, which opens at 2:46 p.m.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1684
Photo Title:  Ukraine President Leonis Kuchma with P.S. Kadenyuk   
Photo Date:   11/19/97

Kennedy Space Center, Fla.  The president of the Ukraine, Leonid Kuchma, is flanked by Payload
Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk, at left, and backup Payload Specialist Yaroslav Pustovyi, at
right, both of the National Space Agency of Ukraine, during pre-launch activities leading up
to the scheduled Nov. 19 launch of STS-87. STS-87 will be the fourth flight of the United
States Microgravity Payload and the Spartan-201 deployable satellite. During the mission,
Kadenyuk will pollinate Brassica rapa plants as part of the Collaborative Ukrainian
Experiment, or CUE, aboard Columbia during its 16-day mission. The CUE experiment is a
collection of 10 plant space biology experiments that will fly in Columbias middeck and
features an educational component that involves evaluating the effects of microgravity on
Brassica rapa seedlings. Students in Ukrainian and American schools will participate in the
same experiment on the ground and have several live opportunities to discuss the experiment
with Kadenyuk in Space. Kadenyuk will be flying his first Shuttle mission on STS-87. 

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1685
Photo Title:  Ukraine President Leonis Kuchma with P.S. Kadenyuk   
Photo Date:   11/19/97

Kennedy Space Center, Fla.  The president of the Ukraine, Leonid
Kuchma, is flanked by Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk, at left, and
backup Payload Specialist Yaroslav Pustovyi, at right, both of the
National Space Agency of Ukraine, during pre-launch activities leading
up to the scheduled Nov. 19 launch of STS-87. STS-87 will be the
fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and the
Spartan-201 deployable satellite. During the mission, Kadenyuk will
pollinate Brassica rapa plants as part of the Collaborative Ukrainian
Experiment, or CUE, aboard Columbia during its 16-day mission. The CUE
experiment is a collection of 10 plant space biology experiments that
will fly in Columbias middeck and features an educational component
that involves evaluating the effects of microgravity on Brassica rapa
seedlings. Students in Ukrainian and American schools will participate
in the same experiment on the ground and have several live
opportunities to discuss the experiment with Kadenyuk in
Space. Kadenyuk will be flying his first Shuttle mission on STS-87.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1691
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia Launch
Photo Date:   11/19/97

Like a rising sun lighting up the afternoon sky, the Space Shuttle
Columbia soars from Launch Pad 39B at 2:46:00 p.m. EST, November 19,
on the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and
Spartan-201 satellite. The crew members include Mission Commander
Kevin Kregel.; Pilot Steven Lindsey; Mission Specialists Kalpana
Chawla, Ph.D., Winston Scott, and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National
Space Development Agency of Japan; and Payload Specialist Leonid
Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the 16-day
STS-87 mission, the crew will oversee experiments in microgravity;
deploy and retrieve a solar satellite; and test a new experimental
camera, the AERCam Sprint. Dr. Doi and Scott also will perform a
spacewalk to practice International Space Station maneuvers.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1692
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia Launch
Photo Date:   11/19/97

Like a rising sun lighting up the afternoon sky, the Space Shuttle
Columbia soars from Launch Pad 39B at 2:46:00 p.m. EST, November 19,
on the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and
Spartan-201 satellite. The crew members include Mission Commander
Kevin Kregel.; Pilot Steven Lindsey; Mission Specialists Kalpana
Chawla, Ph.D., Winston Scott, and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National
Space Development Agency of Japan; and Payload Specialist Leonid
Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the 16-day
STS-87 mission, the crew will oversee experiments in microgravity;
deploy and retrieve a solar satellite; and test a new experimental
camera, the AERCam Sprint. Dr. Doi and Scott also will perform a
spacewalk to practice International Space Station maneuvers.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1693
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia Launch
Photo Date:   11/19/97

Like a rising sun lighting up the afternoon sky, the Space Shuttle
Columbia soars from Launch Pad 39B at 2:46:00 p.m. EST, November 19,
on the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and
Spartan-201 satellite. The crew members include Mission Commander
Kevin Kregel.; Pilot Steven Lindsey; Mission Specialists Kalpana
Chawla, Ph.D., Winston Scott, and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National
Space Development Agency of Japan; and Payload Specialist Leonid
Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the 16-day
STS-87 mission, the crew will oversee experiments in microgravity;
deploy and retrieve a solar satellite; and test a new experimental
camera, the AERCam Sprint. Dr. Doi and Scott also will perform a
spacewalk to practice International Space Station maneuvers.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1694
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia Launch
Photo Date:   11/19/97

Like a rising sun lighting up the afternoon sky, the Space Shuttle
Columbia soars from Launch Pad 39B at 2:46:00 p.m. EST, November 19,
on the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and
Spartan-201 satellite. The crew members include Mission Commander
Kevin Kregel.; Pilot Steven Lindsey; Mission Specialists Kalpana
Chawla, Ph.D., Winston Scott, and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National
Space Development Agency of Japan; and Payload Specialist Leonid
Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the 16-day
STS-87 mission, the crew will oversee experiments in microgravity;
deploy and retrieve a solar satellite; and test a new experimental
camera, the AERCam Sprint. Dr. Doi and Scott also will perform a
spacewalk to practice International Space Station maneuvers.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1695
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia Launch
Photo Date:   11/19/97

Like a rising sun lighting up the afternoon sky, the Space Shuttle
Columbia soars from Launch Pad 39B at 2:46:00 p.m. EST, November 19,
on the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and
Spartan-201 satellite. The crew members include Mission Commander
Kevin Kregel.; Pilot Steven Lindsey; Mission Specialists Kalpana
Chawla, Ph.D., Winston Scott, and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National
Space Development Agency of Japan; and Payload Specialist Leonid
Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the 16-day
STS-87 mission, the crew will oversee experiments in microgravity;
deploy and retrieve a solar satellite; and test a new experimental
camera, the AERCam Sprint. Dr. Doi and Scott also will perform a
spacewalk to practice International Space Station maneuvers.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1696
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia Launch
Photo Date:   11/19/97

Like a rising sun lighting up the afternoon sky, the Space Shuttle
Columbia soars from Launch Pad 39B at 2:46:00 p.m. EST, November 19,
on the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and
Spartan-201 satellite. The crew members include Mission Commander
Kevin Kregel.; Pilot Steven Lindsey; Mission Specialists Kalpana
Chawla, Ph.D., Winston Scott, and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National
Space Development Agency of Japan; and Payload Specialist Leonid
Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the 16-day
STS-87 mission, the crew will oversee experiments in microgravity;
deploy and retrieve a solar satellite; and test a new experimental
camera, the AERCam Sprint. Dr. Doi and Scott also will perform a
spacewalk to practice International Space Station maneuvers.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1697
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia Launch
Photo Date:   11/19/97

Like a rising sun lighting up the afternoon sky, the Space Shuttle
Columbia soars from Launch Pad 39B at 2:46:00 p.m. EST, November 19,
on the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and
Spartan-201 satellite. The crew members include Mission Commander
Kevin Kregel.; Pilot Steven Lindsey; Mission Specialists Kalpana
Chawla, Ph.D., Winston Scott, and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National
Space Development Agency of Japan; and Payload Specialist Leonid
Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the 16-day
STS-87 mission, the crew will oversee experiments in microgravity;
deploy and retrieve a solar satellite; and test a new experimental
camera, the AERCam Sprint. Dr. Doi and Scott also will perform a
spacewalk to practice International Space Station maneuvers.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1698
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia Launch
Photo Date:   11/19/97

Like a rising sun lighting up the afternoon sky, the Space Shuttle
Columbia soars from Launch Pad 39B at 2:46:00 p.m. EST, November 19,
on the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and
Spartan-201 satellite. The crew members include Mission Commander
Kevin Kregel.; Pilot Steven Lindsey; Mission Specialists Kalpana
Chawla, Ph.D., Winston Scott, and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National
Space Development Agency of Japan; and Payload Specialist Leonid
Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the 16-day
STS-87 mission, the crew will oversee experiments in microgravity;
deploy and retrieve a solar satellite; and test a new experimental
camera, the AERCam Sprint. Dr. Doi and Scott also will perform a
spacewalk to practice International Space Station maneuvers.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1699
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia Launch
Photo Date:   11/19/97

Like a rising sun lighting up the afternoon sky, the Space Shuttle
Columbia soars from Launch Pad 39B at 2:46:00 p.m. EST, November 19,
on the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and
Spartan-201 satellite. The crew members include Mission Commander
Kevin Kregel.; Pilot Steven Lindsey; Mission Specialists Kalpana
Chawla, Ph.D., Winston Scott, and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National
Space Development Agency of Japan; and Payload Specialist Leonid
Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the 16-day
STS-87 mission, the crew will oversee experiments in microgravity;
deploy and retrieve a solar satellite; and test a new experimental
camera, the AERCam Sprint. Dr. Doi and Scott also will perform a
spacewalk to practice International Space Station maneuvers.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1700
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia Launch
Photo Date:   11/19/97

Like a rising sun lighting up the afternoon sky, the Space Shuttle
Columbia soars from Launch Pad 39B at 2:46:00 p.m. EST, November 19,
on the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and
Spartan-201 satellite. The crew members include Mission Commander
Kevin Kregel.; Pilot Steven Lindsey; Mission Specialists Kalpana
Chawla, Ph.D., Winston Scott, and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National
Space Development Agency of Japan; and Payload Specialist Leonid
Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the 16-day
STS-87 mission, the crew will oversee experiments in microgravity;
deploy and retrieve a solar satellite; and test a new experimental
camera, the AERCam Sprint. Dr. Doi and Scott also will perform a
spacewalk to practice International Space Station maneuvers.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1701
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia Launch
Photo Date:   11/19/97

Like a rising sun lighting up the afternoon sky, the Space Shuttle
Columbia soars from Launch Pad 39B at 2:46:00 p.m. EST, November 19,
on the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and
Spartan-201 satellite. The crew members include Mission Commander
Kevin Kregel.; Pilot Steven Lindsey; Mission Specialists Kalpana
Chawla, Ph.D., Winston Scott, and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National
Space Development Agency of Japan; and Payload Specialist Leonid
Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the 16-day
STS-87 mission, the crew will oversee experiments in microgravity;
deploy and retrieve a solar satellite; and test a new experimental
camera, the AERCam Sprint. Dr. Doi and Scott also will perform a
spacewalk to practice International Space Station maneuvers.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1702
Photo Title:  STS-87 Mission Specialist Chawla in white room
Photo Date:   11/19/97

STS-87 Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D., is assisted with her
ascent and re-entry flight suit in the white room at Launch Pad 39B by
Danny Wyatt, NASA quality assurance specialist. Kneeing before
Dr. Chawla to assist her is George Schram, USA mechanical technician,
as Dr. Chawla prepares to enter the Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia on
launch day.  STS-87 is the fourth flight of the United States
Microgravity Payload and Spartan-201.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1703
Photo Title:  STS-87 Mission Specialist Doi in white room
Photo Date:   11/19/97

STS-87 Mission Specialist Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space
Development Agency of Japan, is assisted with his ascent and re-entry
flight suit by Dave Law, USA mechanical technician, in the white room
at Launch Pad 39B as Dr. Doi prepares to enter the Space Shuttle
orbiter Columbia on launch day. At right wearing glasses is Danny
Wyatt, NASA quality assurance specialist. STS-87 is the fourth flight
of the United States Microgravity Payload and Spartan-201. The 16-day
mission will include a spacewalk by Dr. Doi and Mission Specialist
Winston Scott.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1704
Photo Title:  STS-87 Payload Specialist Kadenyuk in white room
Photo Date:   11/19/97

STS-87 Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency
of Ukraine is assisted with final preparations before launch in the
white room at Launch Pad 39B by Danny Wyatt, NASA quality assurance
specialist, at left; Dave Law, USA mechanical technician, facing
Kadenyuk; and Travis Thompson, USA orbiter vehicle closeout chief, at
right. STS-87 is the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity
Payload and Spartan-201. The 16-day mission will include the
Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment (CUE), a collection of 10 plant
space biology experiments that will fly in Columbias middeck and will
feature an educational component that involves evaluating the effects
of microgravity on Brassica rapa seedlings.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1705
Photo Title:  STS-87 Commander Kevin R. Kregel in white room
Photo Date:   11/19/97

STS-87 Commander Kevin Kregel is assisted with his ascent and re-entry
flight suit in the white room at Launch Pad 39B by Danny Wyatt, NASA
quality assurance specialist. STS-87 is the fourth flight of the
United States Microgravity Payload and Spartan-201. A veteran of two
space flights (STS-70 and -78), Kregel has logged more than 618 hours
in space.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1706
Photo Title:  STS-87 Pilot Steven W. Lindsey in white room
Photo Date:   11/19/97

STS-87 Pilot Steven Lindsey is inspected before launch in his ascent
and re-entry flight suit in the white room at Launch Pad 39B by Travis
Thompson, USA orbiter vehicle closeout chief.  STS-87 is the fourth
flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and Spartan-201.
Although this is his first Shuttle flight, Lindsey has logged more
than 2,700 hours of flying time in 49 different types of aircraft.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1707
Photo Title:  STS-87 Mission Specialist Scott in white room
Photo Date:   11/19/97

STS-87 Mission Specialist Winston Scott is assisted with his ascent
and re-entry flight suit in the white room at Launch Pad 39B by Danny
Wyatt, NASA quality assurance specialist. STS-87 is the fourth flight
of the United States Microgravity Payload and Spartan-201. Scott is
scheduled to perform an extravehicular activity spacewalk with Mission
Specialist Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency
of Japan, during STS-87. Scott also performed a spacewalk on the
STS-72 mission.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1738
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia Landing at KSC
Photo Date:   12/05/97

With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls,
the orbiter Columbia touches its main gear down on Runway 33 at KSCs
Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5 to complete the
15-day, 16-hour and 34-minute-long STS-87 mission of 6.5 million
miles.  Also onboard the orbiter are Mission Specialists Winston
Scott; Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National
Space Development Agency of Japan; along with Payload Specialist
Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the
88th Space Shuttle mission, the crew performed experiments on the
United States Microgravity Payload-4 and pollinated plants as part of
the Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment. This was the 12th landing for
Columbia at KSC and the 41st KSC landing in the history of the Space
Shuttle program.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1739
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia Landing at KSC
Photo Date:   12/05/97

With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls,
the orbiter Columbia touches its main gear down on Runway 33 at KSCs
Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5 to complete the
15-day, 16-hour and 34-minute-long STS-87 mission of 6.5 million
miles.  Also onboard the orbiter are Mission Specialists Winston
Scott; Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National
Space Development Agency of Japan; along with Payload Specialist
Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the
88th Space Shuttle mission, the crew performed experiments on the
United States Microgravity Payload-4 and pollinated plants as part of
the Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment. This was the 12th landing for
Columbia at KSC and the 41st KSC landing in the history of the Space
Shuttle program.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1740
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia Landing at KSC
Photo Date:   12/05/97

With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls,
the orbiter Columbia touches its main gear down on Runway 33 at KSCs
Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5 to complete the
15-day, 16-hour and 34-minute-long STS-87 mission of 6.5 million
miles.  Also onboard the orbiter are Mission Specialists Winston
Scott; Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National
Space Development Agency of Japan; along with Payload Specialist
Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the
88th Space Shuttle mission, the crew performed experiments on the
United States Microgravity Payload-4 and pollinated plants as part of
the Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment. This was the 12th landing for
Columbia at KSC and the 41st KSC landing in the history of the Space
Shuttle program.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1741
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia Landing at KSC
Photo Date:   12/05/97

With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls,
the orbiter Columbia touches its main gear down on Runway 33 at KSCs
Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5 to complete the
15-day, 16-hour and 34-minute-long STS-87 mission of 6.5 million
miles.  Also onboard the orbiter are Mission Specialists Winston
Scott; Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National
Space Development Agency of Japan; along with Payload Specialist
Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the
88th Space Shuttle mission, the crew performed experiments on the
United States Microgravity Payload-4 and pollinated plants as part of
the Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment. This was the 12th landing for
Columbia at KSC and the 41st KSC landing in the history of the Space
Shuttle program.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1742
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia Landing at KSC
Photo Date:   12/05/97

With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls,
the orbiter Columbia touches its main gear down on Runway 33 at KSCs
Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5 to complete the
15-day, 16-hour and 34-minute-long STS-87 mission of 6.5 million
miles.  Also onboard the orbiter are Mission Specialists Winston
Scott; Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National
Space Development Agency of Japan; along with Payload Specialist
Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the
88th Space Shuttle mission, the crew performed experiments on the
United States Microgravity Payload-4 and pollinated plants as part of
the Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment. This was the 12th landing for
Columbia at KSC and the 41st KSC landing in the history of the Space
Shuttle program.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1743
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia Landing at KSC
Photo Date:   12/05/97

With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls,
the orbiter Columbia touches its main gear down on Runway 33 at KSCs
Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5 to complete the
15-day, 16-hour and 34-minute-long STS-87 mission of 6.5 million
miles.  Also onboard the orbiter are Mission Specialists Winston
Scott; Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National
Space Development Agency of Japan; along with Payload Specialist
Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the
88th Space Shuttle mission, the crew performed experiments on the
United States Microgravity Payload-4 and pollinated plants as part of
the Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment. This was the 12th landing for
Columbia at KSC and the 41st KSC landing in the history of the Space
Shuttle program.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1744
Photo Title:  STS-87 crew greet VIPs after successful landing at KSC 
Photo Date:   12/05/97

STS-87 Commander Kevin Kregel, center, shakes hands with the deputy director general of the
National Space Agency of Ukraine (NSAU), Eduard Kuznetsov, at far right. Next to Kuznetsov is
the Honorable Yuri Shcherbak, Ukraine's ambassador to the United States, standing with the
president of the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan, Isao Uchida, and NASA
Administrator Daniel Goldin (center). Approaching the VIPs from the left of the photo are
Mission Specialists Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D., and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of NASDA. STS-87 concluded
its mission with a main gear touchdown at 7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5, at KSC's Shuttle Landing
Facility Runway 33, drawing the 15-day, 16-hour and 34-minute-long mission of 6.5 million
miles to a close. Also onboard the orbiter were Pilot Steven Lindsey; Mission Specialist
Winston Scott; and Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of NSAU.  During the 88th Space Shuttle
mission, the crew performed experiments on the United States Microgravity Payload-4 and
pollinated plants as part of the Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment. This was the 12th landing
for Columbia at KSC and the 41st KSC landing in the history of the Space Shuttle program. 

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1745
Photo Title:  STS-87 crew pose in front of the orbiter Columbia after landing
Photo Date:   12/05/97

The STS-87 crew pose in front of the orbiter Columbia shortly after landing on Runway 33 at
KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility. STS-87 concluded its mission with a main gear touchdown at
7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5, drawing the 15-day, 16-hour and 34-minute-long mission of 6.5 million
miles to a close. From left to right are Mission Specialists Winston Scott and Takao Doi,
Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan; Commander Kevin Kregel; Payload
Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine; Mission Specialist Kalpana
Chawla, Ph.D.;  and Pilot Steven Lindsey. During the 88th Space Shuttle mission, the crew
performed experiments on the United States Microgravity Payload-4 and pollinated plants as
part of the Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment. This was the 12th landing for Columbia at KSC
and the 41st KSC landing in the history of the Space Shuttle program. 

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1746
Photo Title:  STS-87 crew and VIPs inspect the orbiter Columbia after landing 
Photo Date:   12/05/97

STS-87 crew members regard the tiles underneath the orbiter Columbia
shortly after its return to Runway 33 at Kennedy Space Center's
Shuttle Landing Facility. Pointing to the tiles is the president of
the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan, Isao Uchida,
who is standing next to NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin. STS-87
Commander Kevin Kregel, at right, looks on as Pilot Steve Lindsey
follows behind him to continue inspecting the orbiter. STS-87
concluded its mission with a main gear touchdown at 7:20:04 a.m. EST
Dec. 5, drawing the 15-day, 16-hour and 34-minute-long mission of 6.5
million miles to a close. Also onboard the orbiter were Mission
Specialists Winston Scott; Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; and Takao Doi,
Ph.D., of NASDA; along with Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the
National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the 88th Space Shuttle
mission, the crew performed experiments on the United States
Microgravity Payload-4 and pollinated plants as part of the
Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment. This was the 12th landing for
Columbia at KSC and the 41st KSC landing in the history of the Space
Shuttle program.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1747
Photo Title:  STS-87 M.S. Takao Doi, Ph.D., of NASDA after landing
Photo Date:   12/05/97

STS-87 Mission Specialist Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space
Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan greets a NASDA official shortly
after the orbiter Columbia returned to KSC, touching down on Runway 33
at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility. STS-87 concluded its mission with a
main gear touchdown at 7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5, drawing the 15-day,
16-hour and 34-minute-long mission of 6.5 million miles to a
close. Also onboard the orbiter were Commander Kevin Kregel; Pilot
Steven Lindsey; Mission Specialists Winston Scott and Kalpana Chawla,
Ph.D.; and Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space
Agency of Ukraine. During the 88th Space Shuttle mission, the crew
performed experiments on the United States Microgravity Payload-4 and
pollinated plants as part of the Collaborative Ukrainian
Experiment. This was the 12th landing for Columbia at KSC and the 41st
KSC landing in the history of the Space Shuttle program.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1748
Photo Title:  STS-87 P.S. Leonid Kadenyuk of NSAU and Daniel Goldin after landing 
Photo Date:   12/05/97

STS-87 Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency
of Ukraine (NSAU), at left, greets NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin,
at right, as back-up Payload Specialist Yaroslav Pustovyi, also of
NSAU, looks on. STS-87 concluded its mission with a main gear
touchdown at 7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5, at KSC's Shuttle Landing
Facility Runway 33, drawing the 15-day, 16-hour and 34-minute-long
mission of 6.5 million miles to a close. Also onboard the orbiter were
Commander Kevin Kregel; Pilot Steven Lindsey; and Mission Specialists
Winston Scott; Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; and Takao Doi, Ph.D. of the
National Space Development Agency of Japan. During the 88th Space
Shuttle mission, the crew performed experiments on the United States
Microgravity Payload-4 and pollinated plants as part of the
Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment. This was the 12th landing for
Columbia at KSC and the 41st KSC landing in the history of the Space
Shuttle program.

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1749
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia landing at KSC
Photo Date:   12/05/97

With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, the orbiter Columbia
makes a smooth touchdown on Runway 33 at KSCs Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:20:04 a.m. EST
Dec. 5, completing the 15-day, 16-hour and 34-minute-long STS-87 mission of 6.5 million miles.
Also onboard the orbiter are Mission Specialists Winston Scott; Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; and
Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan; along with Payload
Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the 88th Space
Shuttle mission, the crew performed experiments on the United States Microgravity Payload-4
and pollinated plants as part of the Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment. This was the 12th
landing for Columbia at KSC and the 41st KSC landing in the history of the Space Shuttle
program. 

Photo Number: KSC-97EC-1751
Photo Title:  STS-87 Columbia landing at KSC (Drag Chute Deployed)
Photo Date:   12/05/97

With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls,
the orbiter Columbia touches its main gear down on Runway 33 at KSCs
Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5 to complete the
15-day, 16-hour and 34-minute-long STS-87 mission of 6.5 million
miles.  Also onboard the orbiter are Mission Specialists Winston
Scott; Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National
Space Development Agency of Japan; along with Payload Specialist
Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the
88th Space Shuttle mission, the crew performed experiments on the
United States Microgravity Payload-4 and pollinated plants as part of
the Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment. This was the 12th landing for
Columbia at KSC and the 41st KSC landing in the history of the Space
Shuttle program.



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