Mission Name: STS-106
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Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0783
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew checks out payload at SPACEHAB
Photo Date:   06/20/2000

At SPACEHAB, Port Canaveral, Fla., members of the STS-106 crew look
over TVIS equipment that will be part of the payload on their mission
to the International Space Station. From left are Pilot Scott Altman
and Mission Specialists Edward Lu and (behind) Boris Morukov, who is
with the Russian Space Agency. TVIS is the Treadmill Vibration
Isolation System, a device to collect data on how vibrations imparted
by crew exercise may be reduced or eliminated on the International
Space Station. Those vibrations could disturb delicate microgravity
experiments on the Space Station. During the mission, the crew will
complete service module support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and
outfit the Space Station for the first long-duration crew. STS-106 is
scheduled to launch Sept. 8.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0784
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew checks out payload at SPACEHAB
Photo Date:   06/20/2000

At SPACEHAB, Port Canaveral, Fla., members of the STS-106 crew look
over TVIS equipment that will be part of the payload on their mission
to the International Space Station. From left (in uniform) are Pilot
Scott Altman and Mission Specialists Edward Lu and Boris Morukov, who
is with the Russian Space Agency. TVIS is the Treadmill Vibration
Isolation System, a device to collect data on how vibrations imparted
by crew exercise may be reduced or eliminated on the International
Space Station. Those vibrations could disturb delicate microgravity
experiments on the Space Station. During the mission, the crew will
complete service module support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and
outfit the Space Station for the first long-duration crew. STS-106 is
scheduled to launch Sept. 8.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0785
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew checks out payload at SPACEHAB
Photo Date:   06/20/2000

Members of the STS-106 crew get information from a worker while
looking over paperwork at SPACEHAB, Port Canaveral, Fla., about the
payload on their mission to the International Space Station. From left
(in uniform) are Pilot Scott Altman and Mission Specialists Edward Lu
and Boris Morukov, who is with the Russian Space Agency. Among the
payload is the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System (TVIS), a device
to collect data on how vibrations imparted by crew exercise may be
reduced or eliminated on the International Space Station. Those
vibrations could disturb delicate microgravity experiments on the
Space Station. During the mission, the crew will complete service
module support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and outfit the Space
Station for the first long-duration crew. STS-106 is scheduled to
launch Sept. 8.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0786
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew checks out payload at SPACEHAB
Photo Date:   06/20/2000

At SPACEHAB, Port Canaveral, Fla., members of the STS-106 crew become
familiar with part of the payload on their mission to the
International Space Station. From left are Pilot Scott Altman and
Mission Specialists Edward Lu and Boris Morukov, who is with the
Russian Space Agency. Among the payload is the Treadmill Vibration
Isolation System (TVIS), a device to collect data on how vibrations
imparted by crew exercise may be reduced or eliminated on the
International Space Station. Those vibrations could disturb delicate
microgravity experiments on the Space Station. During the mission, the
crew will complete service module support tasks on orbit, transfer
supplies and outfit the Space Station for the first long-duration
crew. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0787
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew checks out payload at SPACEHAB
Photo Date:   06/20/2000

At SPACEHAB, Port Canaveral, Fla., members of the STS-106 crew check
out part of the payload, called TVIS, on their mission to the
International Space Station. From left are Mission Specialist Boris
Morukov, who is with the Russian Space Agency, Pilot Scott Altman and
Mission Specialist Edward Lu. TVIS is the Treadmill Vibration
Isolation System, a device to collect data on how vibrations imparted
by crew exercise may be reduced or eliminated on the International
Space Station. Those vibrations could disturb delicate microgravity
experiments on the Space Station. During the mission, the crew will
complete service module support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and
outfit the Space Station for the first long-duration crew. STS-106 is
scheduled to launch Sept. 8.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0788
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew checks out payload at SPACEHAB
Photo Date:   06/20/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialists Edward Lu (left) and Richard Mastracchio
(center) check out equipment with a Boeing technician inside the
SPACEHAB module at Port Canaveral, Fla. They and other crew members
Pilot Scott Altman and Mission Specialist Boris Morukov, who is with
the Russian Space Agency, are visiting SPACEHAB to become familiar
with the payload on their mission. During the mission, the crew will
complete service module support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and
outfit the Space Station for the first long-duration crew. STS-106 is
scheduled to launch Sept. 8.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0789
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew checks out payload at SPACEHAB
Photo Date:   06/20/2000

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0790
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew checks out payload at SPACEHAB
Photo Date:   06/20/2000

Taking a break in their activities inside the SPACEHAB module are
STS-106 Mission Specialists Richard Mastracchio (left) and Edward Lu
(right). At center is a Boeing technician.  Mastracchio and Lu, along
with Pilot Scott Altman and Mission Specialist Boris Morukov, are
visiting SPACEHAB to become familiar with the payload on their
mission. Morukov is a cosmonaut with the Russian Space Agency.  During
the mission, the crew will complete service module support tasks on
orbit, transfer supplies and outfit the Space Station for the first
long-duration crew. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0944
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time at SPACEHAB for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/19/2000

During Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, the STS-106 crew
check equipment at SPACEHAB that they will be using on their
mission. From left are Mission Specialists Yuri I.  Malenchenko, Boris
V. Morukov and Richard A. Mastracchio, Pilot Scott D. Altman, and
Mission Specialists Daniel C. Burbank and Edward T. Lu. Malenchenko
and Morukov represent the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. STS-106
is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad
39B on an 11-day mission to the International Space Station. The
seven-member crew will prepare the Space Station for its first
resident crew and begin outfitting the newly arrived Zvezda Service
Module. They will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies
and prepare the Zvezda living quarters for the first long-duration
crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” which is due to arrive at the
Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0945
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time at SPACEHAB for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/19/2000

Taking a break during Crew Equipment Interface Test activities at
SPACEHAB are STS-106 Mission Specialists Boris V. Morukov, Yuri
I. Malenchenko and Edward T.  Lu.  Malenchenko and Morukov represent
the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. STS-106 is scheduled to launch
Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B on an 11-day
mission to the International Space Station.  The seven-member crew
will prepare the Space Station for its first resident crew and begin
outfitting the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. They will perform
support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the Zvezda
living quarters for the first long-duration crew, dubbed
“Expedition One,” which is due to arrive at the Station in late
fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0946
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time at SPACEHAB for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/19/2000

During Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, the STS-106 crew
check equipment at SPACEHAB that they will be using on their
mission. From left are Pilot Scott D. Altman, Richard A.  Mastracchio,
(kneeling) Daniel C. Burbank and Edward T. Lu. SPACEHAB trainers are
in the background and at right. STS-106 is scheduled to launch
Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B on an 11-day
mission to the International Space Station. The seven-member crew will
prepare the Space Station for its first resident crew and begin
outfitting the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. They will perform
support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the Zvezda
living quarters for the first long-duration crew, dubbed
“Expedition One,” which is due to arrive at the Station in late
fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0947
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time at SPACEHAB for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/19/2000

The STS-106 crew poses in front of the SPACEHAB module during Crew
Equipment Interface Test activities. From left, in the foreground, are
Mission Specialist Daniel C. Burbank, Pilot Scott D. Altman, Commander
Terrence W. Wilcutt and Richard A. Mastracchio; in the background are
Mission Specialists Yuri I. Malenchenko, Boris V. Morukov and Edward
T. Lu. Malenchenko and Morukov represent the Russian Aviation and
Space Agency. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31
a.m.  EDT from Launch Pad 39B on an 11-day mission to the
International Space Station. The seven-member crew will prepare the
Space Station for its first resident crew and begin outfitting the
newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. They will perform support tasks
on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the Zvezda living quarters for
the first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” which is
due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0948
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time at SPACEHAB for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/19/2000

During Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, the STS-106 crew
check out equipment inside the SPACEHAB module. From left are Mission
Specialists Boris V.  Morukov, Edward T. Lu (kneeling), Yuri
I. Malenchenko (back to camera) and Richard A. Mastracchio; and
Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt. Malenchenko and Morukov represent the
Russian Aviation and Space Agency.  STS-106 is scheduled to launch
Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B on an 11-day
mission to the International Space Station. The seven-member crew will
prepare the Space Station for its first resident crew and begin
outfitting the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. They will perform
support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the Zvezda
living quarters for the first long-duration crew, dubbed Expedition
One, which is due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0949
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time at SPACEHAB for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/19/2000

During Crew Equipment Interface Test activities at SPACEHAB, STS-106
crew members check out some of the equipment they will be using on
their mission to the International Space Station.  At left is Mission
Specialist Daniel C. Burbank; at right are Mission Specialists Richard
A.  Mastracchio and Edward T. Lu. Malenchenko and Morukov represent
the Russian Aviation and Space Agency.  STS-106 is scheduled to launch
Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B on an 11-day
mission.  The seven-member crew will prepare the Space Station for its
first resident crew and begin outfitting the newly arrived Zvezda
Service Module. They will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer
supplies and prepare the Zvezda living quarters for the first
long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” which is due to
arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0950
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time at SPACEHAB for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/19/2000

At SPACEHAB members of the STS-106 crew check out equipment they will
be using during their mission to the International Space Station. From
left are (next to trainer) Mission Specialist Daniel C. Burbank, Pilot
Scott D. Altman, and Mission Specialists Yuri I.  Malenchenko, Richard
A.  Mastracchio and Edward T. Lu. Malenchenko and Morukov represent
the Russian Aviation and Space Agency.  STS-106 is scheduled to launch
Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B on an 11-day
mission.  The seven-member crew will prepare the Space Station for its
first resident crew and begin outfitting the newly arrived Zvezda
Service Module. They will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer
supplies and prepare the Zvezda living quarters for the first
long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” which is due to
arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0951
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time at SPACEHAB for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/19/2000

At SPACEHAB members of the STS-106 crew check out equipment they will
be using during their mission to the International Space Station. From
left are Commander Terrence W.  Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D. Altman, and
Mission Specialists Yuri I. Malenchenko (standing), Boris V.  Morukov,
Edward T. Lu (also standing), and (in the foreground, right) Daniel
C. Burbank.  Malenchenko and Morukov represent the Russian Aviation
and Space Agency. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at
8:31 a.m.  EDT from Launch Pad 39B on an 11-day mission. The
seven-member crew will prepare the Space Station for its first
resident crew and begin outfitting the newly arrived Zvezda Service
Module. They will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies
and prepare the Zvezda living quarters for the first long-duration
crew, dubbed Expedition One, which is due to arrive at the Station in
late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0952
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time at SPACEHAB for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/19/2000

As part of Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities at
SPACEHAB, members of the STS-106 crew check out a Maximum Envelope
Support Structure (MESS) rack they will be using during their mission
to the International Space Station. Seen here (with backs to camera,
in uniform) are Mission Specialist Richard A. Mastracchio, Pilot Scott
D. Altman, Boris V.  Morukov, and Edward T. Lu (at right). Also taking
part in the CEIT are Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt and Mission
Specialists Yuri I.  Malenchenko and Daniel C. Burbank. Malenchenko
and Morukov represent the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. STS-106
is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad
39B on an 11-day mission. The seven-member crew will prepare the Space
Station for its first resident crew and begin outfitting the newly
arrived Zvezda Service Module. They will perform support tasks on
orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the Zvezda living quarters for
the first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” which is
due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0953
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time at SPACEHAB for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/19/2000

At SPACEHAB members of the STS-106 crew check out equipment they will
be using during their mission to the International Space Station. From
left to right are Mission Specialists Boris V. Morukov, Yuri
I. Malenchenko, Edward T. Lu and Daniel C. Burbank. They and other
crew members Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D. Altman and
Mission Specialist Robert A.  Mastracchio are taking part in Crew
Equipment Interface Test activities at KSC. On the 11-day mission, the
seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer
supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda
Service Module for the first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition
One,” which is due to arrive at the Station in late fall. STS-106
is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad
39B.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0954
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time at SPACEHAB for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/19/2000

At SPACEHAB members of the STS-106 crew check out equipment they will
be using during their mission to the International Space
Station. Starting second from left, they are Mission Specialists
Daniel C. Burbank, Edward T. Lu, and Yuri I. Malenchenkov; Pilot Scott
D.  Altman, and Mission Specialists Richard A. Mastracchio and Boris
V. Morukov. Not seen is Commander Terrence W.  Wilcutt. Malenchenko
and Morukov represent the Russian Aviation and Space Agency.  The crew
is taking part in Crew Equipment Interface Test activities at KSC. On
the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks
on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the
newly arrived Zvezda Service Module for the first long-duration crew,
dubbed “Expedition One,” which is due to arrive at the Station
in late fall.  STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31
a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0955
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time at SPACEHAB for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/19/2000

At SPACEHAB members of the STS-106 crew check out equipment they will
be using during their mission to the International Space Station. From
left are Mission Specialists Richard A.  Mastracchio, Daniel
C. Burbank, Yuri I. Malenchenko, Edward T. Lu and Boris V. Morukov.
Behind Lu is Pilot Scott D. Altman. Not seen is Commander Terrence
W. Wilcutt. Malenchenko and Morukov represent the Russian Aviation and
Space Agency. The astronauts are taking part in Crew Equipment
Interface Test activities at KSC. On the 11-day mission, the
seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer
supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda
Service Module for the first long-duration crew, dubbed "Expedition
One," which is due to arrive at the Station in late fall. STS-106 is
scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad
39B.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0956
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time at SPACEHAB for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/19/2000

At SPACEHAB, STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malenchenko looks over
a piece of equipment that will be flown on the mission while Pilot
Scott D. Altman watches. Behind Malenchenkov is Mission Specialist
Edward T. Lu. They and other crew members Commander Terrence W.
Wilcutt and Mission Specialists Boris V. Morukov, Richard
A. Mastracchio and Daniel C. Burbank are taking part Crew Equipment
Interface Test activities at KSC. On the 11-day mission, the
seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer
supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda
Service Module for the first long-duration crew, dubbed "Expedition
One," which is due to arrive at the Station in late fall. STS-106 is
scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad
39B.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0957
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time at SPACEHAB for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/19/2000

At SPACEHAB, STS-106 Pilot Scott D. Altman and Commander Terrence
W. Wilcutt look over equipment that will be flown on the
mission. Behind them (left) are Mission Specialists Edward T. Lu,
Boris V. Morukov and Richard A. Mastracchio. They and Mission
Specialists Yuri I.  Malenchenko and Daniel C. Burbank are taking part
Crew Equipment Interface Test activities at KSC. On the 11-day
mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit,
transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived
Zvezda Service Module for the first long-duration crew, dubbed
“Expedition One,” which is due to arrive at the Station in late
fall. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept.  8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m.  EDT
from Launch Pad 39B.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0958
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time at SPACEHAB for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/20/2000

Inside the SPACEHAB module, STS-106 Mission Specialists Richard
A. Mastracchio (left) and Edward T. Lu (right) get information from a
worker about the equipment in the module.  They and other crew members
Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D. Altman, and Mission
Specialists Boris V. Morukov, Yuri I. Malenchenko and Daniel
C. Burbank are taking part Crew Equipment Interface Test activities at
KSC. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support
tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in
the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module for the first long-duration
crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” which is due to arrive at the
Station in late fall. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at
8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0959
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time at SPACEHAB for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/20/2000

Inside the SPACEHAB module, STS-106 Mission Specialists Richard
A. Mastracchio (left) and Edward T. Lu (right) check out the equipment
in the module that will fly on the mission.  At center is a SPACEHAB
worker. The two astronauts and other crew members Commander Terrence
W.  Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D. Altman, and Mission Specialists Boris
V. Morukov, Yuri I. Malenchenko and Daniel C.  Burbank are taking part
Crew Equipment Interface Test activities at KSC. On the 11-day
mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit,
transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived
Zvezda Service Module for the first long-duration crew, dubbed
“Expedition One,” which is due to arrive at the Station in late
fall. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m.  EDT
from Launch Pad 39B.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0960
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time at SPACEHAB for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/20/2000

Inside the SPACEHAB module, STS-106 Mission Specialists Richard
A. Mastracchio (left) and Edward T. Lu (right) look over documentation
on the equipment in the module. The two astronauts and other crew
members Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D. Altman, and
Mission Specialists Boris V. Morukov, Yuri I. Malenchenko and Daniel
C. Burbank are taking part Crew Equipment Interface Test activities at
KSC. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support
tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in
the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module for the first long-duration
crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” which is due to arrive at the
Station in late fall. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept.  8, 2000,
at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0961
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time at SPACEHAB for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/20/2000

During Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities at SPACEHAB,
members of the STS-106 crew check out a Russian foot restraint,
equipment that will be part of the payload on their mission to the
International Space Station. Around the table are Mission Specialist
Yuri I.  Malenchenko (back to camera), a SPACEHAB worker, and Mission
Specialists Daniel C. Burbank (at end of table) and Edward T. Lu
(right). Others at KSC for the CEIT are Commander Terrence W.
Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D. Altman, and Mission Specialists Boris
V. Morukov and Richard A.  Mastracchio. Malenchenko and Morukov
represent the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. On the 11-day
mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit,
transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived
Zvezda Service Module for the first long-duration crew, dubbed
“Expedition One,” which is due to arrive at the Station in late
fall. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT
from Launch Pad 39B.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0962
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time at SPACEHAB for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/20/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialist Daniel C. Burbank checks out a Russian foot
restraint at SPACEHAB, part of the payload on the mission to the
International Space Station. He and the other crew members –
Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D. Altman, and Mission
Specialists Edward T. Lu, Yuri I. Malenchenko, Boris V. Morukov and
Richard A. Mastracchio – are taking part in Crew Equipment
Interface Test (CEIT) activities at SPACEHAB. Malenchenko and Morukov
represent the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. On the 11-day
mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit,
transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived
Zvezda Service Module for the first long-duration crew, dubbed
“Expedition One,” which is due to arrive at the Station in late
fall. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT
from Launch Pad 39B.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0987
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time at SPACEHAB for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/21/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malenchenko (right) examines
equipment at SPACEHAB, part of the payload on the mission to the
International Space Station. He and the other crew members –
Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D. Altman, and Mission
Specialists Edward T. Lu, Daniel C. Burbank, Boris V. Morukov and
Richard A. Mastracchio – are taking part in Crew Equipment
Interface Test (CEIT) activities at SPACEHAB. Malenchenko and Morukov
represent the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. On the 11-day
mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit,
transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived
Zvezda Service Module for the first long-duration crew, dubbed
"Expedition One," which is due to arrive at the Station in late
fall. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT
from Launch Pad 39B.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0988
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time at SPACEHAB for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/21/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialists Edward T. Lu (left) and Daniel C. Burbank
examine equipment at SPACEHAB, part of the payload on the mission to
the International Space Station.  They and the other crew members –
Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D. Altman, and Mission
Specialists Yuri I. Malenchenko, Boris V. Morukov and Richard
A. Mastracchio – are taking part in Crew Equipment Interface Test
(CEIT) activities at SPACEHAB. Malenchenko and Morukov represent the
Russian Aviation and Space Agency.  On the 11-day mission, the
seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer
supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda
Service Module for the first long-duration crew, dubbed "Expedition
One," which is due to arrive at the Station in late fall. STS-106 is
scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad
39B.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0989
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time in OPF bay 3 for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/22/2000

STS-106 Mission Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt checks out the windows
in Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis in Orbiter Processing Facility bay
3.  He and the other crew members – Pilot Scott D.  Altman and
Mission Specialists Edward T. Lu, Daniel C. Burbank, Yuri
I. Malenchenko, Boris V.  Morukov and Richard A. Mastracchio – are
taking part in Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT)
activities. Malenchenko and Morukov represent the Russian Aviation and
Space Agency.  On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will
perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the
living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module for the
first long-duration crew, dubbed "Expedition One," which is due to
arrive at the Station in late fall. STS-106 is scheduled to launch
Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0990
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time in OPF bay 3 for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/22/2000

STS-106 Mission Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt (inside orbiter) checks
out the windows in Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis in Orbiter
Processing Facility bay 3.  He and the other crew members – Pilot
Scott D. Altman and Mission Specialists Edward T. Lu, Daniel
C. Burbank, Yuri I. Malenchenko, Boris V. Morukov and Richard
A. Mastracchio – are taking part in Crew Equipment Interface Test
(CEIT) activities. Malenchenko and Morukov represent the Russian
Aviation and Space Agency.  On the 11-day mission, the seven-member
crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and
prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module
for the first long-duration crew, dubbed "Expedition One," which is
due to arrive at the Station in late fall. STS-106 is scheduled to
launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m.  EDT from Launch Pad 39B.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0991
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time in OPF bay 3 for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/22/2000

In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, the STS-106 crew familiarizes
themselves with the payload bay of Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis with
the help of KSC employees as part of Crew Equipment Interface Test
(CEIT) activities for their mission. The STS-106 crew members are
Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D.  Altman, and Mission
Specialists Edward T. Lu, Daniel C. Burbank, Yuri I. Malenchenko,
Boris V. Morukov and Richard A. Mastracchio.  Malenchenko and Morukov
represent the Russian Aviation and Space Agency.  On the 11-day
mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit,
transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived
Zvezda Service Module for the first long-duration crew, dubbed
"Expedition One," which is due to arrive at the Station in late
fall. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT
from Launch Pad 39B.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0992
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time in OPF bay 3 for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/22/2000

In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-106 Mission Specialists
Edward T. Lu (left) and Yuri I. Malenchenko (center) familiarize
themselves with equipment in the payload bay of Space Shuttle orbiter
Atlantis with the help of KSC employees as part of Crew Equipment
Interface Test (CEIT) activities for their mission. The other crew
members are Commander Terrence W.  Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D.  Altman,
and Mission Specialists Daniel C. Burbank, Boris V. Morukov and
Richard A. Mastracchio.  Malenchenko and Morukov represent the Russian
Aviation and Space Agency.  On the 11-day mission, the seven-member
crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and
prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module
for the first long-duration crew, dubbed "Expedition One," which is
due to arrive at the Station in late fall. STS-106 is scheduled to
launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0993
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time in OPF bay 3 for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/22/2000

In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, members of the STS-106 crew
familiarize themselves with equipment in the payload bay of Space
Shuttle orbiter Atlantis with the help of KSC employees as part of
Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities for their mission. The
STS-106 crew members are Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D.
Altman, and Mission Specialists Edward T. Lu, Daniel C. Burbank, Yuri
I. Malenchenko, Boris V. Morukov and Richard A.  Mastracchio.
Malenchenko and Morukov represent the Russian Aviation and Space
Agency.  On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform
support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living
quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module for the first
long-duration crew, dubbed "Expedition One," which is due to arrive at
the Station in late fall. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8,
2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0994
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time in OPF bay 3 for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/22/2000

In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-106 Mission Specialists
Edward T. Lu (center) and Yuri I. Malenchenko (right) familiarize
themselves with equipment in the payload bay of Space Shuttle orbiter
Atlantis with the help of KSC employees as part of Crew Equipment
Interface Test (CEIT) activities for their mission. The other crew
members are Commander Terrence W.  Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D.  Altman,
and Mission Specialists Daniel C. Burbank, Boris V. Morukov and
Richard A. Mastracchio.  Malenchenko and Morukov represent the Russian
Aviation and Space Agency.  On the 11-day mission, the seven-member
crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and
prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module
for the first long-duration crew, dubbed "Expedition One," which is
due to arrive at the Station in late fall. STS-106 is scheduled to
launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0995
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time in OPF bay 3 for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/22/2000

In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-106 Mission Specialists Yuri
I. Malenchenko (left) and Edward T. Lu (beside him) familiarize
themselves with equipment in the payload bay of Space Shuttle orbiter
Atlantis with the help of KSC employees as part of Crew Equipment
Interface Test (CEIT) activities for their mission. The other crew
members are Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D.  Altman, and
Mission Specialists Daniel C. Burbank, Boris V. Morukov and Richard
A. Mastracchio.  Malenchenko and Morukov represent the Russian
Aviation and Space Agency.  On the 11-day mission, the seven-member
crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and
prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module
for the first long-duration crew, dubbed "Expedition One," which is
due to arrive at the Station in late fall. STS-106 is scheduled to
launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0996
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time in OPF bay 3 for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/22/2000

In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-106 Mission Specialists Yuri
I. Malenchenko (left) and Edward T. Lu (beside him) familiarize
themselves with equipment in the payload bay of Space Shuttle orbiter
Atlantis with the help of KSC employees as part of Crew Equipment
Interface Test (CEIT) activities for their mission. The other crew
members are Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D.  Altman, and
Mission Specialists Daniel C. Burbank, Boris V. Morukov and Richard
A. Mastracchio.  Malenchenko and Morukov represent the Russian
Aviation and Space Agency.  On the 11-day mission, the seven-member
crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and
prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module
for the first long-duration crew, dubbed "Expedition One," which is
due to arrive at the Station in late fall. STS-106 is scheduled to
launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0997
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time in OPF bay 3 for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/22/2000

In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, the STS-106 crew familiarizes
themselves with equipment in the payload bay of Space Shuttle orbiter
Atlantis with the help of KSC employees as part of Crew Equipment
Interface Test (CEIT) activities for their mission. The STS-106 crew
members are Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D.  Altman, and
Mission Specialists Edward T.  Lu, Daniel C. Burbank, Yuri
I. Malenchenko, Boris V. Morukov and Richard A. Mastracchio.
Malenchenko and Morukov represent the Russian Aviation and Space
Agency.  On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform
support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living
quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module for the first
long-duration crew, dubbed "Expedition One," which is due to arrive at
the Station in late fall. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8,
2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-0998
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew spends time in OPF bay 3 for CEIT
Photo Date:   07/22/2000

In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-106 Mission Specialists Yuri
I. Malenchenko (left) and Edward T. Lu (center) familiarize themselves
with equipment in the payload bay of Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis
with the help of KSC employees as part of Crew Equipment Interface
Test (CEIT) activities for their mission. The other crew members are
Commander Terrence W.  Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D.  Altman, and Mission
Specialists Daniel C. Burbank, Boris V. Morukov and Richard
A. Mastracchio.  Malenchenko and Morukov represent the Russian
Aviation and Space Agency.  On the 11-day mission, the seven-member
crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and
prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module
for the first long-duration crew, dubbed "Expedition One," which is
due to arrive at the Station in late fall. STS-106 is scheduled to
launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1071
Photo Title:  STS-106 orbiter Atlantis rolls over to the VAB
Photo Date:   08/07/2000

The orbiter Atlantis begins its move out of the Orbiter Processing
Facility bay 3 over to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). In the VAB
it will be lifted to vertical and placed aboard the mobile launcher
platform (MLP) for stacking with the solid rocket boosters and
external tank. Atlantis is scheduled to launch Sept. 8 on mission
STS-106, the fourth construction flight to the International Space
Station, with a crew of seven.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1072
Photo Title:  STS-106 orbiter Atlantis rolls over to the VAB
Photo Date:   08/07/2000

The orbiter Atlantis is moved aboard an orbiter transporter from the
Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 3 over to the Vehicle Assembly
Building (VAB).  In the background (right) are OPF bays 1 and 2.  In
the VAB it will be lifted to vertical and placed aboard the mobile
launcher platform (MLP) for stacking with the solid rocket boosters
and external tank.  Atlantis is scheduled to launch Sept. 8 on mission
STS-106, the fourth construction flight to the International Space
Station, with a crew of seven.
               
Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1073
Photo Title:  STS-106 orbiter Atlantis rolls over to the VAB
Photo Date:   08/07/2000

KSC employees accompany the orbiter Atlantis as it is moved aboard an
orbiter transporter to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB).  In the
background are OPF bays 1 and 2.  In the VAB it will be lifted to
vertical and placed aboard the mobile launcher platform (MLP) for
stacking with the solid rocket boosters and external tank.  Atlantis
is scheduled to launch Sept. 8 on mission STS-106, the fourth
construction flight to the International Space Station, with a crew of
seven.
          
Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1074
Photo Title:  STS-106 orbiter Atlantis rolls over to the VAB
Photo Date:   08/07/2000

The orbiter Atlantis heads toward the open door of the Vehicle
Assembly Building (VAB) on the north side.  In the VAB it will be
lifted to vertical and placed aboard the mobile launcher platform
(MLP) for stacking with the solid rocket boosters and external tank.
Atlantis is scheduled to launch Sept. 8 on mission STS-106, the fourth
construction flight to the International Space Station, with a crew of
seven.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1075
Photo Title:  STS-106 orbiter Atlantis rolls over to the VAB
Photo Date:   08/07/2000

Viewed from an upper level in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), the
orbiter Atlantis waits in the transfer aisle after its move from the
Orbiter Processing Facility. In the VAB it will be lifted to vertical
and placed aboard the mobile launcher platform (MLP) for stacking with
the solid rocket boosters and external tank. Atlantis is scheduled to
launch Sept. 8 on mission STS-106, the fourth construction flight to
the International Space Station, with a crew of seven.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1076
Photo Title:  STS-106 orbiter Atlantis rolls over to the VAB
Photo Date:   08/07/2000

Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), overhead cranes move above
the orbiter Atlantis in order to lift it to vertical.  When vertical,
the orbiter will be placed aboard the mobile launcher platform (MLP)
for stacking with the solid rocket boosters and external tank.
Atlantis is scheduled to launch Sept. 8 on mission STS-106, the fourth
construction flight to the International Space Station, with a crew of
seven.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1119
Photo Title:  STS-106 orbiter Atlantis rolls out to Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/14/2000

Space Shuttle Atlantis, atop the Mobile Launcher Platform and
Crawler-Transporter, inches its way to Launch Pad 39B for preparations
before launch. It started its 8-hour rollout from the Vehicle Assembly
Building high bay 2 (Safe Haven) at 11:20 p.m., Aug. 13. This photo
was taken about 7:15 a.m. At left is the Rotating Service Structure in
its open position. Towering above the RSS (and attached to the Fixed
Service Structure) is the 80-foot tall lightning mast. Atlantis is
scheduled for launch Sept. 8 at 8:31 a.m. EDT on mission STS-106.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1120
Photo Title:  STS-106 orbiter Atlantis rolls out to Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/14/2000

Space Shuttle Atlantis, atop the Mobile Launcher Platform and
Crawler-Transporter, arrives at Launch Pad 39B for preparations before
launch. It started its 8-hour rollout from the Vehicle Assembly
Building high bay 2 (Safe Haven) at 11:20 p.m., Aug. 13. This photo
was taken about 7:15 a.m. At left is the Rotating Service Structure in
its open position. Towering above the RSS (and attached to the Fixed
Service Structure) is the 80-foot tall lightning mast. Atlantis is
scheduled for launch Sept. 8 at 8:31 a.m. EDT on mission STS-106.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1121
Photo Title:  STS-106 orbiter Atlantis rolls out to Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/14/2000

The sun creeps over the horizon (right) as Space Shuttle Atlantis,
atop the Mobile Launcher Platform and Crawler-Transporter, arrives at
Launch Pad 39B for preparations before launch. It started its 8-hour
rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building high bay 2 (Safe Haven) at
11:20 p.m., Aug. 13. At left is the Rotating Service Structure in its
open position. Towering above the RSS (and attached to the Fixed
Service Structure) is the 80-foot tall lightning mast. At right is the
290-foot high water tank that holds 300,000 gallons of water. It is
part of the sound suppression system at the pad. Atlantis is scheduled
for launch Sept. 8 at 8:31 a.m. EDT on mission STS-106.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1122
Photo Title:  STS-106 orbiter Atlantis rolls out to Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/14/2000

The sun reflects on the water as it creeps over the horizon (right),
revealing Space Shuttle Atlantis, atop the Mobile Launcher Platform
and Crawler-Transporter, at Launch Pad 39B. It started its 8-hour
rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building high bay 2 (Safe Haven) at
11:20 p.m., Aug. 13, arriving shortly after 7 a.m. Aug. 14. At its
immediate left is the 290-foot high water tank that holds 300,000
gallons of water, part of the sound suppression system at the pad. At
the edge of the photo can be seen part of the Rotating Service
Structure. Atlantis is scheduled for launch Sept. 8 at 8:31 a.m. EDT
on mission STS-106.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1123
Photo Title:  STS-106 orbiter Atlantis rolls out to Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/14/2000

The sun lights the early morning sky, revealing Space Shuttle
Atlantis, atop the Mobile Launcher Platform and Crawler-Transporter,
at Launch Pad 39B. It started its 8-hour rollout from the Vehicle
Assembly Building high bay 2 (Safe Haven) at 11:20 p.m., Aug. 13,
arriving shortly after 7 a.m. Aug. 14. At its immediate left is the
290-foot high water tank that holds 300,000 gallons of water, part of
the sound suppression system at the pad. At the edge of the photo can
be seen part of the Rotating Service Structure. Atlantis is scheduled
for launch Sept. 8 at 8:31 a.m. EDT on mission STS-106.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1128
Photo Title:  STS-106 Commander Wilcutt arrives at KSC for TCDT
Photo Date:   08/15/2000

STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt grins after landing at the KSC
Shuttle Landing Facility aboard a T-38 jet aircraft. He and the rest
of the crew will be taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration
Test activities, which include emergency egress training and a
simulated launch countdown. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8,
2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the
seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer
supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda
Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed "Expedition One,"
is due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1129
Photo Title:  STS-106 MS Morukov arrives at KSC for TCDT 
Photo Date:   08/15/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris V. Morukov, eager to start Terminal
Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT)activities, arrives at the KSC
Shuttle Landing Facility aboard a T-38 jet aircraft. As part of TCDT,
he and the rest of the crew will practice emergency egress from the
Fixed Service Structure and driving the M113 armored carrier, plus
take part in a dress rehearsal for launch with a simulated
countdown. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31
a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member
crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and
prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service
Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed "Expedition One," is due
to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1130
Photo Title:  STS-106 Pilot Altman arrives at KSC for TCDT
Photo Date:   08/15/2000

The STS-106 crew will be taking part in Terminal Countdown
Demonstration Test activities, which include emergency egress training
and a simulated launch countdown. STS-106 is scheduled to launch
Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day
mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit,
transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived
Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed
"Expedition One," is due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1131
Photo Title:  STS-106 Mission Specialist Burbank arrives at KSC for TCDT
Photo Date:   08/15/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialist Daniel C. Burbank grins as he arrives at
the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility aboard a T-38 jet aircraft. He and
the rest of the crew will be taking part in Terminal Countdown
Demonstration Test activities, which include emergency egress training
and a simulated launch countdown. STS-106 is scheduled to launch
Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day
mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit,
transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived
Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed
“Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1132
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew poses at SLF for TCDT
Photo Date:   08/15/2000

The STS-106 crew poses on the tarmac at KSC’s Shuttle Landing
Facility after their arrival aboard the T-38 jets behind them. From
left are Mission Specialists Boris V. Morukov, Yuri I.  Malenchenko
and Edward T. Lu; Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt; Pilot Scott
D. Altman; and Mission Specialists Richard A. Mastracchio and Daniel
C. Burbank. They will taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration
Test activities, which include emergency egress training and a
simulated launch countdown. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8,
2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the
seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer
supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda
Service Module

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1133
Photo Title:  STS-106 Mission Specialists Morukov and Malenchenko greeted by Halsell
Photo Date:   08/15/2000

Jim Halsell Jr. (left), former mission commander and now the manager,
Shuttle Program Integration Office, chats with STS-106 Mission
Specialists Boris V. Morukov (center) and Yuri I. Malenchenko (right)
after their arrival at KSC. Morukov and Malenchenko, who are with the
Russian Aviation and Space Agency, are at KSC with the rest of the
crew to take part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities,
which include emergency egress training and a simulated launch
countdown. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31
a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member
crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and
prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service
Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,”
is due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1134
Photo Title:  STS-106 Commander Wilcutt gets ready to drive an M113
Photo Date:   08/16/2000

Rising from the M113 armored personnel carrier, STS-106 Commander
Terrence W. Wilcutt takes his turn at the helm of a small armored
personnel carrier that is part of emergency egress training during
Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The tracked
vehicle could be used by the crew in the event of an emergency at the
pad during which the crew must make a quick exit from the area. The
TCDT also provides simulated countdown exercises and opportunities to
inspect the mission payloads in the orbiter’s payload bay. STS-106
is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad
39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support
tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in
the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew,
dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late
fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1135
Photo Title:  STS-106 Commander Wilcutt drives the M113
Photo Date:   08/16/2000

Capt. George Hoggard, trainer with the KSC Fire Department, oversees
STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt as he the practices driving the
small armored personnel carrier that is part of emergency egress
training. Behind Hoggard and Wilcutt are Mission Specialist Edward T.
Lu and Pilot Scott D. Altman. They and the rest of the crew are taking
part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The
tracked vehicle could be used by the crew in the event of an emergency
at the pad during which the crew must make a quick exit from the
area. The TCDT also provides simulated countdown exercises and
opportunities to inspect the mission payloads in the orbiter’s
payload bay. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31
a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member
crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and
prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service
Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,”
is due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1136
Photo Title:  STS-106 Mission Specialist Burbank gets ready to drive an M113
Photo Date:   08/16/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialist Daniel C. Burbank takes his turn at the
helm of a small armored personnel carrier that is part of emergency
egress training during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT)
activities. The tracked vehicle could be used by the crew in the event
of an emergency at the pad during which the crew must make a quick
exit from the area.  The TCDT also provides simulated countdown
exercises and opportunities to inspect the mission payloads in the
orbiter’s payload bay. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8,
2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the
seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer
supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda
Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition
One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1137
Photo Title:  STS-106 Mission Specialist Mastracchio gets ready to drive an M113
Photo Date:   08/16/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialist Richard A. Mastracchio is ready for his
turn at the wheel of a small armored personnel carrier that is part of
emergency egress training during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test
(TCDT) activities. The tracked vehicle could be used by the crew in
the event of an emergency at the pad during which the crew must make a
quick exit from the area. The TCDT also provides simulated countdown
exercises and opportunities to inspect the mission payloads in the
orbiter’s payload bay. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8,
2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the
seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer
supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda
Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition
One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1138
Photo Title:  STS-106 Mission Specialist Mastracchio drives the M113
Photo Date:   08/16/2000

An M113, a small armored personnel carrier, makes tracks down the road
with STS-106 Mission Specialist Richard A. Mastracchio (right) at the
wheel and Capt. George Hoggard, trainer with the KSC Fire Department,
on top (in front). Mission Specialist Edward T. Lu rides behind (far
left). The carrier is part of emergency egress training during
Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The tracked
vehicle could be used by the crew in the event of an emergency at the
pad during which the crew must make a quick exit from the area.  The
TCDT also provides simulated countdown exercises and opportunities to
inspect the mission payloads in the orbiter’s payload bay. STS-106
is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad
39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support
tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in
the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew,
dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late
fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1139
Photo Title:  STS-106 Pilot Altman gets ready to drive the M113
Photo Date:   08/16/2000

STS-106 Pilot Scott D. Altman is poised to take his turn at driving
the M113, an armored personnel carrier, that is part of emergency
egress training duringTerminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT)
activities. The tracked vehicle could be used by the crew in the event
of an emergency at the pad during which the crew must make a quick
exit from the area.  The TCDT also provides simulated countdown
exercises and opportunities to inspect the mission payloads in the
orbiter’s payload bay. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8,
2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the
seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer
supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda
Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition
One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1140
Photo Title:  STS-106 Mission Specialist Malenchenko is ready to drive the M113
Photo Date:   08/16/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malenchenko, who is with the
Russian Aviation and Space Agency, is ready to practice driving the
M113, an armored personnel carrier, that is part of emergency egress
training duringTerminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT)
activities. The tracked vehicle could be used by the crew in the event
of an emergency at the pad during which the crew must make a quick
exit from the area. The TCDT also provides simulated countdown
exercises and opportunities to inspect the mission payloads in the
orbiter’s payload bay.  STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8,
2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the
seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer
supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda
Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition
One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1141
Photo Title:  STS-106 Mission Specialist Malenchenko drives the M113
Photo Date:   08/16/2000

Making hasty tracks along the road, the M113 armored personnel carrier
kicks back some dust.  STS-106 Yuri I. Malenchenko is at the wheel,
while Capt. George Hoggard, trainer with the KSC Fire Department,
rides in front. The M113 is part of emergency egress training during
Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The tracked
vehicle could be used by the crew in the event of an emergency at the
pad during which the crew must make a quick exit from the area. The
TCDT also provides simulated countdown exercises and opportunities to
inspect the mission payloads in the orbiter’s payload bay. STS-106
is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad
39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support
tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in
the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew,
dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late
fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1142
Photo Title:  STS-106 Mission Specialist Morukov is ready to drive the M113
Photo Date:   08/16/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris Morukov, who is with the Russian
Aviation and Space Agency, seems to take his role as M113 driver
seriously. The M113 is an armored personnel carrier that is part of
emergency egress training during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test
(TCDT) activities. The tracked vehicle could be used by the crew in
the event of an emergency at the pad during which the crew must make a
quick exit from the area. The TCDT also provides simulated countdown
exercises and opportunities to inspect the mission payloads in the
orbiter’s payload bay. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8,
2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the
seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer
supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda
Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition
One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1143
Photo Title:  STS-106 Mission Specialist Lu is ready to drive the M113
Photo Date:   08/16/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialist Edward T. Lu grins over the chance for his
turn to drive the M113 armored personnel carrier. The M113 is an
armored personnel carrier that is part of emergency egress training
during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The
tracked vehicle could be used by the crew in the event of an emergency
at the pad during which the crew must make a quick exit from the
area. The TCDT also provides simulated countdown exercises and
opportunities to inspect the mission payloads in the orbiter’s
payload bay.  STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31
a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member
crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and
prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service
Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,”
is due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1144
Photo Title:  STS-106 Mission Specialist Lu drives the M113
Photo Date:   08/16/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialist Edward T. Lu, at the wheel of the M113
armored personnel carrier, heads down the road with passengers
Capt. George Hoggard riding in front and Mission Specialists Richard
A. Mastracchio and Yuri I. Malenchenko in the back. The M113 is an
armored personnel carrier that is part of emergency egress training
during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The
tracked vehicle could be used by the crew in the event of an emergency
at the pad during which the crew must make a quick exit from the area.
The TCDT also provides simulated countdown exercises and opportunities
to inspect the mission payloads in the orbiter’s payload
bay. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT
from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will
perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the
living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first
long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at
the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1156
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew gets a fit check on their launch and entry suits
Photo Date:   08/17/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malenchenko, with the Russian
Aviation and Space Agency, has his launch and entry suit checked as
part of fit check during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test
activities (TCDT). The TCDT also provides emergency egress training,
simulated countdown exercises and opportunities for the crew to
inspect the mission payloads in the orbiter’s payload bay. STS-106
is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad
39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support
tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in
the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew,
dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late
fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1157
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew gets a fit check on their launch and entry suits
Photo Date:   08/17/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialist Daniel C. Burbank gets ready to put on his
helmet, as part of fit check during Terminal Countdown Demonstration
Test activities (TCDT). The TCDT also provides emergency egress
training, simulated countdown exercises and opportunities for the crew
to inspect the mission payloads in the orbiter’s payload
bay. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT
from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will
perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the
living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first
long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at
the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1158
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew gets a fit check on their launch and entry suits
Photo Date:   08/17/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialist Edward T. Lu has his launch and entry suit
adjusted during fit check, part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration
Test activities (TCDT). The TCDT also provides emergency egress
training, simulated countdown exercises and opportunities for the crew
to inspect the mission payloads in the orbiter’s payload
bay. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT
from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will
perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the
living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first
long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at
the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1159
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew gets a fit check on their launch and entry suits
Photo Date:   08/17/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialist Richard A. Mastracchio has his helmet
equipment adjusted during fit check, part of Terminal Countdown
Demonstration Test activities (TCDT). The TCDT also provides emergency
egress training, simulated countdown exercises and opportunities for
the crew to inspect the mission payloads in the orbiter’s payload
bay. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT
from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will
perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the
living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first
long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at
the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1160
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew gets a fit check on their launch and entry suits
Photo Date:   08/17/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris Morukov has his helmet adjusted
during fit check, part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test
activities (TCDT). The TCDT also provides emergency egress training,
simulated countdown exercises and opportunities for the crew to
inspect the mission payloads in the orbiter’s payload bay. STS-106
is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad
39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support
tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in
the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew,
dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late
fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1161
Photo Title:  STS-106 payload installation into Atlantis's payload bay at pad 
Photo Date:   08/16/2000

During the transfer the STS-106 payload to Atlantis on Launch Pad 39-B, a technician turns a
switch to move the Payload Ground Handling Mechanism (PGHM). The mechanism is located inside
the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) of each shuttle launch pad’s Rotating Service Structure. The
PGHM (pronounced pigem) removes payloads from a transportation canister and installs them into
the orbiter. It is essentially NASA’s largest fork-lift. 

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1162
Photo Title:  STS-106 payload installation into Atlantis's payload bay at pad 
Photo Date:   08/16/2000

Technicians facilitate the transfer the STS-106 payload to Atlantis on Launch Pad 39-B using
the Payload Ground Handling Mechanism (PGHM). The circular structure shown is the docking
adapter. The PGHM (pronounced pigem) is located inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) of
each shuttle launch pad’s Rotating Service Structure. The PGHM removes payloads from a
transportation canister and installs them into the orbiter. It is essentially NASA’s largest
fork-lift. 

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1163
Photo Title:  STS-106 payload installation into Atlantis's payload bay at pad 
Photo Date:   08/16/2000

Technicians facilitate the transfer the STS-106 payload to Atlantis on Launch Pad 39-B using
the Payload Ground Handling Mechanism (PGHM). The payload within the SPACEHAB module is shown
just after being loaded in the payload bay of Atlantis. The PGHM (pronounced pigem) is located
inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) of each shuttle launch pad Rotating Service Structure.
The PGHM removes payloads from a transportation canister and installs them into the orbiter.
It is essentially NASA’s largest fork-lift. 

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1164
Photo Title:  STS-106 payload installation into Atlantis's payload bay at pad 
Photo Date:   08/16/2000

The STS-106 payload within the SPACEHAB Module is shown after being loaded onto Atlantis on
Launch Pad 39-B using the Payload Ground Handling Mechanism (PGHM). The PGHM (pronounced
pigem) is located inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) of each shuttle launch pad’s
Rotating Service Structure. The PGHM removes payloads from a transportation canister and
installs them into the orbiter. It is essentially NASA’s largest fork-lift. 

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1165
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew participates in activities at Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/18/2000

The STS-106 flight crew departs the Operations & Checkout Facility to take part in Terminal
Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT provides the crew with emergency
egress training and opportunities to inspect their mission payload in the orbiter’s payload
bay. Crew members taking part in the TCDT are, from left to right front to back, Commander
Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D. Altman, Mission Specialists Yuri I. Malenchenko, Edward T.
Lu, Richard A. Mastracchio, Boris V. Morukov and Daniel C. Burbank. Malenchenko and Morukov
are with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000,
at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will
perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly
arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due
to arrive at the Station in late fall. 

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1166
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew participates in activities at Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/18/2000

The STS-106 flight crew departs the Operations & Checkout Facility to take part in Terminal
Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT provides the crew with emergency
egress training and opportunities to inspect their mission payload in the orbiter’s payload
bay. Crew members taking part in the TCDT are, from left to right front to back, Commander
Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D. Altman, Mission Specialists Yuri I. Malenchenko, Edward T.
Lu, Richard A. Mastracchio, Boris V. Morukov and Daniel C. Burbank. Malenchenko and Morukov
are with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000,
at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will
perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly
arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due
to arrive at the Station in late fall. 

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1167
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew participates in activities at Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/18/2000

STS-106 Mission Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt participates in a question and answer session
for the media at the slide wire basket area of Launch Pad 39-B. Wilcott and his crew were at
Kennedy Space Center participating in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities.
The TCDT provides the crew with emergency egress training and opportunities to inspect their
mission payload in the orbiter’s payload bay. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at
8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform
support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived
Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive
at the Station in late fall. 

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1168
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew participates in activities at Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/18/2000

STS-106 Pilot Scott D. Altman, left of STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, answers a
question during a press conference at the slide wire basket area of Launch Pad 39-B. Other
crew members pictured are, from left, Mission Specialists Boris V. Morukov, Edward T. Lu, Yuri
I. Malenchenko, Daniel C. Burbank and Richard A. Mastracchio. Malenchenko and Morukov are with
the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. The flight crew were at Kennedy Space Center to take
part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT provides the crew
with emergency egress training and opportunities to inspect their mission payload in the
orbiter’s payload bay. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from
Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on
orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service
Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station
in late fall. 

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1169
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew participates in activities at Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/18/2000

The STS-106 flight crew participate in a question and answer session for the media at the
slide wire basket area of Launch Pad 39-B. Crew members pictured are, from left, Commander
Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D. Altman, Mission Specialists Boris V. Morukov, Edward T.
Lu, Yuri I. Malenchenko, Daniel C. Burbank and Richard A. Mastracchio. Malenchenko and Morukov
are with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. The flight crew were at Kennedy Space Center
to take part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT provides the
crew with emergency egress training and opportunities to inspect their mission payload in the
orbiter’s payload bay. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from
Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on
orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service
Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station
in late fall. 

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1170
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew participates in activities at Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/18/2000

The STS-106 flight crew gather in the white room of Launch Pad 39-B. Crew members pictured
are, from left, Mission Specialists Boris V. Morukov, Yuri I. Malenchenko, Daniel C. Burbank,
Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D. Altman, Mission Specialists Richard A.
Mastracchio and Edward T. Lu. Malenchenko and Morukov are with the Russian Aviation and Space
Agency. The flight crew were at Kennedy Space Center to take part in Terminal Countdown
Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT provides the crew with emergency egress
training and opportunities to inspect their mission payload in the orbiter’s payload bay.
STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the
11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies
and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first
long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall. 

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1171
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew participates in activities at Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/18/2000

STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt bends to place the STS-106 mission patch at the entrance
of Atlantis in the white room of Launch Pad 39-B. Other STS-106 crew members pictured are,
from left, Mission Specialists Boris V. Morukov, Yuri I. Malenchenko, Daniel C. Burbank, Pilot
Scott D. Altman, Mission Specialists Richard A. Mastracchio and Edward T. Lu. Malenchenko and
Morukov are with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. The flight crew were at Kennedy Space
Center to take part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT
provides the crew with emergency egress training and opportunities to inspect their mission
payload in the orbiter’s payload bay. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31
a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform
support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived
Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive
at the Station in late fall. 

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1172
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew participates in activities at Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/18/2000

The STS-106 flight crew review the slide wire basket egress system at Launch Pad 39-B.
Pictured from left are Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, Mission Specialists Boris V. Morukov,
Richard A. Mastracchio, Daniel C. Burbank, Edward T. Lu, Yuri I. Malenchenko and Pilot Scott
D. Altman. Malenchenko and Morukov are with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. The flight
crew were at Kennedy Space Center to take part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT)
activities. The TCDT provides the crew with emergency egress training and opportunities to
inspect their mission payload in the orbiter’s payload bay. STS-106 is scheduled to launch
Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member
crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in
the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition
One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall. 

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1173
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew participates in activities at Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/18/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialists Yuri I. Malenchenko, left, and Boris V. Morukov pause at the
195-foot level of Launch Pad 39-B. Malenchenko and Morukov are with the Russian Aviation and
Space Agency. The flight crew were at Kennedy Space Center to take part in Terminal Countdown
Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT provides the crew with emergency egress
training and opportunities to inspect their mission payload in the orbiter’s payload bay.
STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the
11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies
and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first
long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall. 

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1174
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew participates in activities at Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/18/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malenchenko, left, looks on after Boris V. Morukov releases
a slide wire basket at the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39-B. Malenchenko and Morukov are with
the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. The flight crew were at Kennedy Space Center to take
part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT provides the crew
with emergency egress training and opportunities to inspect their mission payload in the
orbiter’s payload bay. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from
Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on
orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service
Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station
in late fall. 

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1175
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew participates in activities at Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/18/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialists stand in a slide wire basket at the foot of Launch Pad 39-B.
Pictured from left are Daniel C. Burbank, Boris V. Morukov and Yuri I. Malenchenko.
Malenchenko and Morukov are with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. The flight crew were
at Kennedy Space Center to take part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT)
activities. The TCDT provides the crew with emergency egress training and opportunities to
inspect their mission payload in the orbiter’s payload bay. STS-106 is scheduled to launch
Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member
crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in
the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition
One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall. 

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1176
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew participates in activities at Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/18/2000

Strapped into their seats inside the orbiter Atlantis for a simulated countdown exercise are
(left to right) STS-106 Mission Specialists Boris V. Morukov, Yuri I. Malenchenko and Daniel
C. Burbank. The simulation is part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities.
The TCDT also provides the crew with emergency egress training and opportunities to inspect
their mission payload in the orbiter’s payload bay. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8,
2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will
perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly
arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due
to arrive at the Station in late fall. 

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1177
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew participates in activities at Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/18/2000

At the 217-foot level of the Rotating Service Structure on Launch Pad 39B, the STS-106 crew
takes a break during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Activities (TCDT) for a group photo.
Pictured from left are Mission Specialists Richard A. Mastracchio, Yuri I. Malenchenko and
Daniel C. Burbank; Pilot Scott D. Altman; Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt; and Mission
Specialists Boris V. Morukov and Edward T. Lu. The TCDT provides the crew with emergency
egress training, opportunities to inspect their mission payload in the orbiter’s payload bay,
and a simulated launch countdown. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m.
EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support
tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda
Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the
Station in late fall. 

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1178
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew participates in activities at Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/18/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malenchenko makes a speedy exit from the Shuttle Atlantis
into the White Room during emergency egress training. Right behind him is Mission Specialist
Daniel C. Burbank. The training is part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Activities (TCDT)
the crew is undertaking at Launch Pad 39B. The TCDT also provides the crew with opportunities
to inspect their mission payload in the orbiter’s payload bay, and a simulated launch
countdown. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B.
On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer
supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first
long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall. . 

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1179
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew participates in activities at Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/18/2000

At Launch Pad 39B, STS-106 Mission Specialists Yuri I. Malenchenko, Daniel C. Burbank and
Boris V. Morukov speedily head for the slidewire baskets that are used for emergency egress
from the orbiter. The three are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Activities
(TCDT), along with the rest of the STS-106 crew. The TCDT also provides the crew with
opportunities to inspect their mission payload in the orbiter’s payload bay, and a simulated
launch countdown. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch
Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit,
transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module.
The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late
fall. 

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1180
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew participates in activities at Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/18/2000

At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B, STS-106 Mission Specialists (left to right) Boris V.
Morukov, Daniel C. Burbank and Yuri I. Malenchenko take their seats in the slidewire basket,
which is part of the emergency egress equipment. They and the rest of the STS-106 crew are
taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Activities (TCDT), which includes emergency
egress training, along with opportunities to inspect their mission payload in the orbiter’s
payload bay, and a simulated launch countdown. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000,
at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will
perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly
arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due
to arrive at the Station in late fall. 

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1181
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew participates in activities at Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/18/2000

At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B, STS-106 Mission Specialists Edward T. Lu (left) 
reaches for a lever to release the slidewire basket . At right is Richard A. Mastracchio
(right) already seated. The basket is part of the emergency egress equipment from the orbiter. 
In the background can be seen Mission Specialist Boris V. Morukov in another slidewire basket. 
They and the rest of the STS-106 crew are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration
Activities (TCDT), which includes emergency egress training, along with opportunities to
inspect their mission payload in the orbiter’s payload bay, and a simulated launch countdown. 
STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the
11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies
and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first
long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall. 

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1182
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew participates in activities at Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/18/2000

At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B, STS-106 Pilot Scott D. Altman (left) gets into
position in the slidewire basket while Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt reaches for the lever to
release it. The basket is part of the emergency egress equipment from the orbiter. They and
the rest of the STS-106 crew are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Activities
(TCDT), which includes emergency egress training, along with opportunities to inspect their
mission payload in the orbiter’s payload bay, and a simulated launch countdown. STS-106 is
scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day
mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and
prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first
long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1183
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew participates in activities at Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/18/2000

At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B, STS-106 Mission Specialists (left to right) Boris V.
Morukov, Daniel C. Burbank and Yuri I. Malenchenko pause for a photo before taking their seats
in the slidewire basket, which is part of the emergency egress equipment. They and the rest of
the STS-106 crew are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Activities (TCDT), which
includes emergency egress training, along with opportunities to inspect their mission payload
in the orbiter’s payload bay, and a simulated launch countdown. STS-106 is scheduled to launch
Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member
crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in
the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition
One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall. 

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1184
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew participates in activities at Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/18/2000

At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B, STS-106 Mission Specialists (left to right) Richard
A. Mastracchio and Edward T. Lu pause for a photo before taking their seats in the slidewire
basket, which is part of the emergency egress equipment. They and the rest of the STS-106 crew
are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Activities (TCDT), which includes
emergency egress training, along with opportunities to inspect their mission payload in the
orbiter’s payload bay, and a simulated launch countdown. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept.
8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew
will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the
newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is
due to arrive at the Station in late fall. 

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1185
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew participates in activities at Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/18/2000

STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt grins after climbing out of a slidewire basket on the
195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B. The basket is part of emergency egress equipment from the
pad. Wilcutt and the STS-106 crew are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration
Activities (TCDT), which include emergency egress training, opportunities to inspect their
mission payload in the orbiter’s payload bay, and a simulated launch countdown. STS-106 is
scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day
mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and
prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first
long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall. 

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1186
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew participates in activities at Launch Pad 39-B
Photo Date:   08/18/2000

STS-106 Pilot Scott D. Altman pauses to talk to a worker after climbing out of a slidewire
basket on the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B. The basket is part of emergency egress
equipment from the pad. Altman and the STS-106 crew are taking part in Terminal Countdown
Demonstration Activities (TCDT), which include emergency egress training, opportunities to
inspect their mission payload in the orbiter’s payload bay, and a simulated launch countdown.
STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the
11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies
and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first
long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall. 

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1232
Photo Title:  STS-106 Commander Wilcutt arrives at KSC for launch
Photo Date:   09/04/2000

STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt waves to onlookers as he arrives
at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of the crew will
be making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flight to the
International Space Station. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8,
2000, at 8:45 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the
seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer
supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda
Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition
One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1233
Photo Title:  STS-106 M.S. Malenchenko arrives at KSC for launch
Photo Date:   09/04/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malenchenko waves for the camera as
he arrives at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. Malenchenko is with
the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. He and the rest of the crew
will be making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flight to the
International Space Station. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8,
2000, at 8:45 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the
seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer
supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda
Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed "Expedition One,"
is due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1234
Photo Title:  STS-106 M.S. Lu arrives at KSC for launch
Photo Date:   09/04/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialist Edward T. Lu grins upon his arrival at the
KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of the crew will be
making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flight to the
International Space Station. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8,
2000, at 8:45 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the
seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer
supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda
Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed "Expedition One,"
is due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1235
Photo Title:  STS-106 M.S. Mastracchio arrives at KSC for launch
Photo Date:   09/04/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialist Richard A. Mastracchio waves at the camera
upon his arrival at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest
of the crew will be making pre-launch preparations for the fourth
flight to the International Space Station. STS-106 is scheduled to
launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:45 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the
11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on
orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly
arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed
“Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1236
Photo Title:  STS-106 M.S. Morukov arrives at KSC for launch
Photo Date:   09/04/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris V. Morukov smiles upon his arrival at
the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of the crew will be
making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flight to the
International Space Station. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8,
2000, at 8:45 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the
seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer
supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda
Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition
One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1237
Photo Title:  STS-106 M.S. Burbank arrives at KSC for launch 
Photo Date:   09/04/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialist Daniel C. Burbank smiles on his arrival at
the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of the crew will be
making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flight to the
International Space Station. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8,
2000, at 8:45 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the
seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer
supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda
Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition
One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1238
Photo Title:  STS-106 Pilot Altman arrives at KSC for launch
Photo Date:   09/04/2000

STS-106 Pilot Scott D. Altman steps down from the T-38 jet aircraft
after landing at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of
the crew will be making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flight
to the International Space Station. STS-106 is scheduled to launch
Sept.  8, 2000, at 8:45 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day
mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit,
transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived
Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed
“Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1239
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew greets media after arriving at KSC for launch
Photo Date:   09/04/2000

After their arrival at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-106
crew meet the media.  Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, at the
microphone, says a few words; the rest of the crew waits behind
him. From left, they are Mission Specialists Yuri I. Malenchenko,
Daniel C. Burbank, Richard A. Mastracchio, Boris V. Morukov and Edward
T. Lu; and Pilot Scott D. Altman.  Malenchenko and Morukov are with
the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. The crew will be making
pre-launch preparations for the fourth flight to the International
Space Station.  STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:45
a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member
crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and
prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service
Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,”
is due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1246
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew gathers to greet family members
Photo Date:   09/07/2000

While meeting with family on the day before launch, the STS-106 crew
poses for a photo.  Waving, left to right, are Mission Specialist
Richard A. Mastracchio, Commander Terrence W.  Wilcutt, Pilot Scott
D. Altman, and Mission Specialists Edward T. Lu, Yuri I. Malenchenko,
Boris V. Morukov and Daniel C. Burbank. Malenchenko and Morukov are
with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. In the background (left)
is Launch Pad 39B and Space Shuttle Atlantis, with the Rotating
Service Structure still in place.  STS-106 is scheduled to launch
Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:45 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day
mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit,
transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived
Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed
“Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late
fall. Landing is targeted for Sept. 19 at 4:59 a.m. EDT at the KSC
Shuttle Landing Facility.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1247
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew members Morukov and Malenchenko pose in front of Pad 39B
Photo Date:   09/07/2000

Russian cosmonauts Boris V. Morukov and Yuri I. Malenchenko wave for
the photo while standing in front of Launch Pad 39B where Space
Shuttle Atlantis awaits launch. The cosmonauts are with the Russian
Aviation and Space Agency. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8,
2000, at 8:45 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the
seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer
supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda
Service Module. Malenchenko will perform a six-and-a-half-hour space
walk, along with Mission Specialist Edward T. Lu, during the
mission. Landing is targeted for Sept. 19 at 4:59 a.m. EDT at the KSC
Shuttle Landing Facility.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1248
Photo Title:  STS-106 Atlantis during RSS rollback
Photo Date:   09/07/2000

Under a cloud-streaked sky, the Rotating Service Structure (RSS)
begins rolling back on Launch Pad 39B to reveal the Space Shuttle
Atlantis on top of the Mobile Launcher Platform. Atlantis is ready for
launch of mission STS-106 at 8:45 a.m. EDT on Sept. 8. Atlantis
carries supplies to prepare the Russian Zvezda living quarters on the
International Space Station for the first long-duration crew. The crew
will also be transferring supplies from the Russian Progress resupply
ship already docked to the aft of Zvezda. The fourth U.S. launch for
the Space Station, the mission is expected to last 10 days, 19 hours
and 9 minutes, landing at KSC 4:59 a.m. EDT on Sept. 19.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1249
Photo Title:  STS-106 Atlantis during RSS rollback
Photo Date:   09/07/2000

With the Rotating Service Structure rolling back, Space Shuttle
Atlantis is revealed on the Mobile Launcher Platform. At the top is
the 13-foot-wide “beanie cap,” at the end of the Gaseous Oxygen
Vent Arm, designed to vent gaseous oxygen vapors away from the Space
Shuttle.  Lower is the Orbiter Access Arm with the environmental
chamber, known as the “white room,” extended to the orbiter. The
chamber provides entry for the crew into the orbiter and also serves
as emergency egress up to 7 minutes 24 seconds before launch.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1251
Photo Title:  STS-106 Atlantis during RSS rollback
Photo Date:   09/07/2000

Against a backdrop of the cloudy sky and blue-gray Atlantic Ocean,
Space Shuttle Atlantis is revealed after rollback of the Rotating
Service Structure. On top of the external tank is the 13-foot-wide
“beanie cap,” at the end of the Gaseous Oxygen Vent Arm,
designed to vent gaseous oxygen vapors away from the Space
Shuttle. Lower is the Orbiter Access Arm with the environmental
chamber, known as the “white room,” extended to the orbiter. The
chamber provides entry for the crew into the orbiter and also serves
as emergency egress up to 7 minutes 24 seconds before launch. Ready
for launch of mission STS-106 at 8:45 a.m. EDT on Sept. 8, Atlantis
carries supplies to prepare the Russian Zvezda living quarters on the
International Space Station for the first long-duration crew. The crew
will also be transferring supplies from the Russian Progress resupply
ship already docked to the aft of Zvezda. The fourth U.S. launch for
the Space Station, the mission is expected to last 10 days, 19 hours
and 9 minutes, landing at KSC 4:59 a.m. EDT on Sept. 19.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1250
Photo Title:  STS-106 Atlantis during RSS rollback
Photo Date:   09/07/2000

Clouds hover overhead the Space Shuttle Atlantis after rollback of the
Rotating Service Structure. On top of the external tank is the
13-foot-wide “beanie cap,” at the end of the Gaseous Oxygen Vent
Arm, designed to vent gaseous oxygen vapors away from the Space
Shuttle.  Lower is the Orbiter Access Arm with the environmental
chamber, known as the “white room,” extended to the orbiter. The
chamber provides entry for the crew into the orbiter and also serves
as emergency egress up to 7 minutes 24 seconds before launch. Ready
for launch of mission STS-106 at 8:45 a.m. EDT on Sept. 8, Atlantis
carries supplies to prepare the Russian Zvezda living quarters on the
International Space Station for the first long-duration crew.  The
crew will also be transferring supplies from the Russian Progress
resupply ship already docked to the aft of Zvezda. The fourth
U.S. launch for the Space Station, the mission is expected to last 10
days, 19 hours and 9 minutes, landing at KSC 4:59 a.m. EDT on
Sept. 19.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1252
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew breakfast in O&C building before launch
Photo Date:   09/08/2000

The STS-106 crew relax after breakfast and before suitup for
launch. Seated (left to right) are Mission Specialists Daniel
C. Burbank and Boris V. Morukov; Pilot Scott D. Altman; Commander
Terrence W. Wilcutt; and Mission Specialists Edward T. Lu, Richard
A. Mastracchio and Yuri I. Malenchenko. Morukov and Malenchenko are
with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. Launch of Space Shuttle
Atlantis is set for 8:45 a.m. EDT on the fourth flight to the
International Space Station. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member
crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and
prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service
Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbe d is due to arrive at the
Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1253
Photo Title:  STS-106 Commander Wilcutt suits up before launch 
Photo Date:   09/08/2000

STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt gives thumbs up for launch today
as he gets help suiting up. Space Shuttle Atlantis is set to lift off
8:45 a.m. EDT on the fourth flight to the International Space
Station. During the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform
support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living
quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first
long-duration crew, dubbe d is due to arrive at the Station in late
fall. Atlantis is scheduled to land at KSC Sept. 19 at 4:59 a.m. EDT.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1254
Photo Title:  STS-106 Mission Specialist Malenchenko suits up before launch
Photo Date:   09/08/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malenchenko signals thumbs up for
launch during suitup in the Operations and Checkout Building. This is
Malenchenko’s first Shuttle flight. Space Shuttle Atlantis is set
to lift off 8:45 a.m. EDT on the fourth flight to the International
Space Station. During the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will
perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the
living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first
long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at
the Station in late fall. Malenchenko, who is with the Russian
Aviation and Space Agency, will perform a space walk along with
Mission Specialist Edward T. Lu to connect electrical lines and data
cables from Zvezda to the rest of the Station. Atlantis is scheduled
to land at KSC Sept. 19 at 4:59 a.m. EDT.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1255
Photo Title:  STS-106 Pilot Altman suits up before launch
Photo Date:   09/08/2000

STS-106 Pilot Scott D. Altman is suited up in the Operations and
Checkout Building and ready for launch. This is Altman’s second
space flight. Space Shuttle Atlantis is set to lift off 8:45 a.m. EDT
on the fourth flight to the International Space Station. During the
11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on
orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly
arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed
“Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1256
Photo Title:  STS-106 Mission Specialist Lu suits up before launch
Photo Date:   09/08/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialist Edward T. Lu smiles as he gets suited up in
the Operations and Checkout Building before launch. This is Lu’s
second space flight. Space Shuttle Atlantis is set to lift off 8:45
a.m. EDT on the fourth flight to the International Space
Station. During the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform
support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living
quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first
long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at
the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1257
Photo Title:  STS-106 Mission Specialist Morukov suits up before launch
Photo Date:   09/08/2000

STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris V. Morukov gives a thumbs up for
launch during suitup in the Operations and Checkout Building before
launch. This is Morukov’s first space flight. Space Shuttle
Atlantis is set to lift off 8:45 a.m. EDT on the fourth flight to the
International Space Station. During the 11-day mission, the
seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer
supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda
Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition
One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1258
Photo Title:  STS-106 Mission Specialist Mastracchio suits up before launch
Photo Date:   09/08/2000

Already suited up, Mission Specialist Richard A. Mastracchio gives
thumbs up for launch today.  This is Mastracchio’s first space
flight. Space Shuttle Atlantis is set to lift off 8:45 a.m.  EDT on
the fourth flight to the International Space Station. During the
11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on
orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly
arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed
“Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1259
Photo Title:  STS-106 Mission Specialist Burbank suits up before launch
Photo Date:   09/08/2000

During suitup in the Operations and Checkout Building, STS-106 Mission
Specialist Daniel C.  Burbank smiles in anticipation of launch. This
is Burbank’s first space flight. Space Shuttle Atlantis is set to
lift off 8:45 a.m. EDT on the fourth flight to the International Space
Station. During the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform
support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living
quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module.  The first
long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at
the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1260
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew exit the O&C Building on their way to Launch Pad 39B
Photo Date:   09/08/2000

The STS-106 crew wave to onlookers as they exit the Operations and
Checkout Building on their way to Launch Pad 39B. In rows (front to
back) are Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt (left), Pilot Scott D. Altman
(right); Mission Specialists Edward T. Lu (left), Yuri I. Malenchenko
(right); Richard A. Mastracchio (left), Boris V. Morukov (right); and
Daniel C. Burbank (left). Launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis is set for
8:45 a.m. EDT on the fourth flight to the International Space
Station. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform
support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living
quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first
long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at
the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1261
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew head for the Astovan and a ride to Launch Pad 39B
Photo Date:   09/08/2000

The STS-106 crew wave to onlookers as they rush to the Astrovan that
will take them to Launch Pad 39B. From left to right are Mission
Specialists Daniel C. Burbank, Boris V. Morukov, Richard
A. Mastracchio, Edward T. Lu and Yuri I. Malenchenko; Commander
Terrence W. Wilcutt; and Pilot Scott D. Altman. Liftoff of Space
Shuttle Atlantis is set for 8:45 a.m. EDT on the fourth flight to the
International Space Station. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member
crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and
prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service
Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,”
is due to arrive at the Station in late fall.

Photo Number: KSC-00PD-1262
Photo Title:  A perfect launch of Atlantis on mission STS-106
Photo Date:   09/08/2000

Columns of flame spew from the solid rocket boosters hurling Space
Shuttle Atlantis toward space on mission STS-106. The on-time liftoff
occurred at 8:45:47 a.m. EDT for the start of an 11-day mission to the
International Space Station. While on board, the seven-member crew
will perform support tasks, transfer supplies and prepare the living
quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first
long-duration crew, dubbe d is due to arrive at the Station in late
fall. Landing of Atlantis is targeted for 4:45 a.m. EDT on Sept. 19.


Photo Number: KSC-00PD-1263
Photo Title:  A perfect launch of Atlantis on mission STS-106
Photo Date:   09/08/2000

Filling the ground with billows of smoke and steam created by the
flaming solid rocket boosters, Space Shuttle Atlantis speeds toward
space on mission STS-106. The perfect on-time liftoff occurred at
8:45:47 a.m. EDT. On the 11-day mission to the International Space
Station, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit,
transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived
Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbe d is due to
arrive at the Station in late fall. Landing of Atlantis is targeted
for 4:45 a.m. EDT on Sept. 19.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1264
Photo Title:  A perfect launch of Atlantis on mission STS-106
Photo Date:   09/08/2000

Looking like a lighted taper against a cloud-streaked sky, Space
Shuttle Atlantis belches a column of smoke as it blasts into space. In
the foreground are patches of water and marsh between the Mosquito
Lagoon on the north and Banana Creek on the south. In the background
is the Atlantic Ocean. The perfect on-time liftoff of Atlantis
occurred at 8:45:47 a.m. EDT. On the 11-day mission to the
International Space Station, the seven-member crew will perform
support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living
quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first
long-duration crew, dubbe d is due to arrive at the Station in late
fall. Landing of Atlantis is targeted for 4:45 a.m. EDT on Sept. 19.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1265
Photo Title:  A perfect launch of Atlantis on mission STS-106
Photo Date:   09/08/2000

Bare branches frame the liftoff of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission
STS-106 to the International Space Station. Billows of smoke and steam
are illuminated by the flames of the solid rocket boosters. The
perfect on-time liftoff of Atlantis occurred at 8:45:47 a.m. EDT. On
the 11-day mission to the International Space Station, the
seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer
supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda
Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbe d is due to arrive
at the Station in late fall. Landing of Atlantis is targeted for 4:45
a.m. EDT on Sept. 19.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1266
Photo Title:  A perfect launch of Atlantis on mission STS-106
Photo Date:   09/08/2000

Space Shuttle Atlantis appears to burst forth from a cocoon of smoke
in the Florida marsh lands as it rockets toward space on mission
STS-106. The perfect on-time liftoff of Atlantis occurred at 8:45:47
a.m. EDT. On the 11-day mission to the International Space Station,
the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer
supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda
Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbe d is due to arrive
at the Station in late fall. Landing of Atlantis is targeted for 4:45
a.m. EDT on Sept. 19.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1271
Photo Title:  A perfect launch of Atlantis on mission STS-106
Photo Date:   09/08/2000

Space Shuttle Atlantis streaks into the sky on mission STS-106 after a
perfect on-time launch at 8:45:47 a.m. EDT. Blue mach diamonds are
barely visible behind the main engine nozzles. On the 11-day mission
to the International Space Station, the seven-member crew will perform
support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living
quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first
long-duration crew, dubbe d is due to arrive at the Station in late
fall. Landing of Atlantis is targeted for 4:45 a.m. EDT on Sept. 19.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1393
Photo Title:  STS-106 Atlantis and STS-106 crew land on time at KSC
Photo Date:   09/20/2000

Space Shuttle Atlantis presents a ghostlike image in the runway lights
as it approaches touchdown on the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility Runway
33. At the controls are Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt and Pilot Scott
D. Altman. Also on board the orbiter are Mission Specialists Edward
T. Lu, Yuri I. Malenchenko, Boris V. Morukov, Richard A. Mastracchio
and Daniel C. Burbank. Malenchenko and Morukov are with the Russian
Aviation and Space Agency.  Atlantis and crew traveled 4.9 million
miles on the 11-day, 19-hour, 11-minute STS-106 mission. Main gear
touchdown was at 3:56:48 a.m. EDT, landing on orbit 185 of the
mission.  Nose gear touchdown was at 3:56:57 a.m. EDT and wheel stop
at 3:58:01 a.m. EDT. The crew has returned from the International
Space Station where they transferred nearly 5,000 pounds of equipment
and supplies for use by the first resident crew expected to arrive in
November. This was the 99th flight in the Shuttle program and the 22nd
for Atlantis. STS-106 also marked the 15th nighttime landing in
Shuttle history and the 23rd consecutive landing at KSC.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1394
Photo Title:  STS-106 Atlantis and STS-106 crew land on time at KSC
Photo Date:   09/20/2000

Space Shuttle Atlantis appears ghostlike in the runway lights as it
touches down on the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility Runway 33. At the
controls are Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt and Pilot Scott
D. Altman. Also on board the orbiter are Mission Specialists Edward
T. Lu, Yuri I.  Malenchenko, Boris V. Morukov, Richard A. Mastracchio
and Daniel C. Burbank. Malenchenko and Morukov are with the Russian
Aviation and Space Agency. Atlantis and crew traveled 4.9 million
miles on the 11-day, 19-hour, 11-minute STS-106 mission. Main gear
touchdown was at 3:56:48 a.m. EDT, landing on orbit 185 of the
mission. Nose gear touchdown was at 3:56:57 a.m. EDT and wheel stop at
3:58:01 a.m. EDT. The crew has returned from the International Space
Station where they transferred nearly 5,000 pounds of equipment and
supplies for use by the first resident crew expected to arrive in
November. This was the 99th flight in the Shuttle program and the 22nd
for Atlantis. STS-106 also marked the 15th nighttime landing in
Shuttle history and the 23rd consecutive landing at KSC.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1395
Photo Title:  STS-106 Atlantis and STS-106 crew land on time at KSC
Photo Date:   09/20/2000

Upon touchdown on Runway 33 of KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility,
Atlantis’s drag chute opens to help slow the vehicle. At the
controls are Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt and Pilot Scott D.
Altman. Also on board the orbiter are Mission Specialists Edward
T. Lu, Yuri I. Malenchenko, Boris V. Morukov, Richard A. Mastracchio
and Daniel C. Burbank. Malenchenko and Morukov are with the Russian
Aviation and Space Agency. Atlantis and crew traveled 4.9 million
miles on the 11-day, 19-hour, 11-minute STS-106 mission. Main gear
touchdown was at 3:56:48 a.m. EDT, landing on orbit 185 of the
mission. Nose gear touchdown was at 3:56:57 a.m. EDT and wheel stop at
3:58:01 a.m. EDT. The crew has returned from the International Space
Station where they transferred nearly 5,000 pounds of equipment and
supplies for use by the first resident crew expected to arrive in
November. This was the 99th flight in the Shuttle program and the 22nd
for Atlantis. STS-106 also marked the 15th nighttime landing in
Shuttle history and the 23rd consecutive landing at KSC.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1396
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew is welcomed home at the SLF
Photo Date:   09/20/2000

At the Shuttle Landing Facility, KSC Launch Director Michael Leinbach
(shaking hands) greets STS-106 Pilot Scott D. Altman and Commander
Terrence W. Wilcutt after their successful mission and landing. Just
behind Leinbach is Jim Halsell, manager of Space Shuttle Launch
Integration and former Shuttle Commander, plus other dignitaries on
hand to welcome the crew home. Landing occurred on-time at 3:56:48
a.m. EDT.  Atlantis and crew traveled 4.9 million miles on the 11-day,
19-hour, 11-minute STS-106 mission. During the mission to the
International Space Station, the crew transferred nearly 5,000 pounds
of equipment and supplies for use by the first resident crew expected
to arrive in November. STs-106 was the 99th flight in the Shuttle
program and the 22nd for Atlantis. STS-106 also marked the 15th
nighttime landing in Shuttle history and the 23rd consecutive landing
at KSC.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1397
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew poses for photos after landing
Photo Date:   09/20/2000

Standing in front of the orbiter Atlantis after a successful landing
at the Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-106 crew greets the media and
onlookers. Standing, left to right, are Mission Specialists Yuri
I. Malenchenko, Boris V. Morukov, Daniel C. Burbank and Richard A.
Mastracchio; Pilot Scott D. Altman; Mission Specialist Edward T. Lu;
and Commander Terrence W.  Wilcutt at the microphone. Main gear
touchdown occurred on-time at 3:56:48 a.m. EDT.  Atlantis and crew
traveled 4.9 million miles on the 11-day, 19-hour, 11-minute STS-106
mission. During the mission to the International Space Station, the
crew transferred nearly 5,000 pounds of equipment and supplies for use
by the first resident crew expected to arrive in November.  STs-106
was the 99th flight in the Shuttle program and the 22nd for
Atlantis. STS-106 also marked the 15th nighttime landing in Shuttle
history and the 23rd consecutive landing at KSC.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1398
Photo Title:  STS-106 crew poses for photos after landing
Photo Date:   09/20/2000

The STS-106 crew poses for a photograph after a successful mission and
landing. Standing, left to right, are Mission Specialists Yuri
I. Malenchenko, Boris V. Morukov, Daniel C. Burbank and Richard
A. Mastracchio; Pilot Scott D. Altman; Mission Specialist Edward
T. Lu; and Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt.  Main gear touchdown
occurred on-time at 3:56:48 a.m. EDT.  Atlantis and crew traveled 4.9
million miles on the 11-day, 19-hour, 11-minute STS-106
mission. During the mission to the International Space Station, the
crew transferred nearly 5,000 pounds of equipment and supplies for use
by the first resident crew expected to arrive in November.  STS-106
was the 99th flight in the Shuttle program and the 22nd for
Atlantis. STS-106 also marked the 15th nighttime landing in Shuttle
history and the 23rd consecutive landing at KSC.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1399
Photo Title:  STS-106 Atlantis and STS-106 crew land on time at KSC
Photo Date:   09/20/2000

Atlantis is silhouetted by the brilliant runway lights as it lands on
Runway 33 of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. Main gear touchdown was
at 3:56:48 a.m. EDT, landing on orbit 185 of the mission. Nose gear
touchdown was at 3:56:57 a.m. EDT and wheel stop at 3:58:01 a.m. EDT.
Atlantis and crew traveled 4.9 million miles on the 11-day, 19-hour,
11-minute mission STS-106. During the mission to the International
Space Station, the crew transferred nearly 5,000 pounds of equipment
and supplies for use by the first resident crew expected to arrive in
November. STS-106 was the 99th flight in the Shuttle program and the
22nd for Atlantis.  STS-106 also marked the 15th nighttime landing in
Shuttle history and the 23rd consecutive landing at KSC.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1400
Photo Title:  STS-106 Atlantis and STS-106 crew land on time at KSC
Photo Date:   09/20/2000

The orbiter Atlantis nears touchdown on Runway 33 of the KSC Shuttle
Landing Facility.  Atlantis and crew traveled 4.9 million miles on the
11-day, 19-hour, 11-minute mission STS-106. Main gear touchdown
occurred on-time at 3:56:48 a.m. EDT. During the mission to the
International Space Station, the crew transferred nearly 5,000 pounds
of equipment and supplies for use by the first resident crew expected
to arrive in November. STS-106 was the 99th flight in the Shuttle
program and the 22nd for Atlantis. STS-106 also marked the 15th
nighttime landing in Shuttle history and the 23rd consecutive landing
at KSC.

Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1401
Photo Title:  STS-106 Atlantis and STS-106 crew land on time at KSC
Photo Date:   09/20/2000

Atlantis’ main gear touchdown on Runway 33 of the KSC Shuttle
Landing Facility kicks up swirls of dust reflected in the runway
lights. Atlantis and crew traveled 4.9 million miles on the 11-day,
19-hour, 11-minute mission STS-106. Main gear touchdown occurred
on-time at 3:56:48 a.m. EDT. During the mission to the International
Space Station, the crew transferred nearly 5,000 pounds of equipment
and supplies for use by the first resident crew expected to arrive in
November. STS-106 was the 99th flight in the Shuttle program and the
22nd for Atlantis.  STS-106 also marked the 15th nighttime landing in
Shuttle history and the 23rd consecutive landing at KSC.

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