{number}        KSC-99PP-1450

{type}          Image

{category}      SHUTTLE.sts-103

{title}         The STS-103 crew head for Astrovan and trip to Launch Pad 39B 

{date}          17-Dec-1999 

{author}        National Aeronautics and Space Administration (taken by Aerospace Imaging/Johnson Controls)

{keywords}      SHUTTLE,sts-103

{slideres}      170 x 156

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{lowres}        320 x 239

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{mediumres}     1024 x 765

{mediumtype}    JPEG

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{highres}       2670 x 1996

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{scannedby}     Seven/Still Photo Imaging 

{captionsby}    Information Dynamics, Inc (Kay Grinter, Anita Barrett, and Elaine Liston)

{lasteditor}    <A HREF=http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/persons/nasa-cm/jmd.html>J. Dumoulin</a>

{description}      
   The STS-103 crew smile and wave to onlookers as they head toward the
   "Astrovan" at right that will carry them to Launch Pad 39B for liftoff
   of Space Shuttle Discovery. In their orange launch and entry suits,
   they are (front row) Pilot Scott J. Kelly and Commander Curtis
   L. Brown Jr., (second row) Mission Specialists John M. Grunsfeld
   (Ph.D.) and Jean-Francois Clervoy of France, (third row) C. Michael
   Foale (Ph. D.) and Claude Nicollier of Switzerland, and bringing up
   the rear, Steven L. Smith. The STS-103 mission, to service the Hubble
   Space Telescope, is scheduled for launch Dec. 17 at 8:47 p.m. EST from
   Launch Pad 39B. Mission objectives include replacing gyroscopes and an
   old computer, installing another solid state recorder, and replacing
   damaged insulation in the telescope. After the 8-day, 21-hour mission,
   Discovery is expected to land at KSC Sunday, Dec. 26, at about 6:30
   p.m. EST.