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Kennedy Space Center
Countdown to Launch
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April 15, l998 - The STS-90 crew wave to family and friends in front
of Launch Pad 39B
The astronauts are under strict health stabilization guidelines to
protect them from close contact with persons who do not have health
stabilization clearance.
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STS-90 Mission Specialist Kathryn (Kay) Hire waves to friends and
family members near Launch Pad 39B |
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STS-90 Mission Specialist Dafydd (Dave) Williams, M.D., with the
Canadian Space Agency speaks with friends and family members near
Launch Pad 39B |
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STS-90 Payload Specialist James Pawelczyk, Ph.D., stands behind
his two children, Bradley and Katlyn (left to right), as they smile
to photographers near Launch Pad 39B. |
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The crew include, left to right, Mission Specialist Richard Linnehan,
D.V.M., Commander Richard Searfoss, Pilot Scott Altman, Payload Specialists
James Pawelczyk, Ph.D., and Jay Buckey, M.D., and Mission Specialists
Dafydd (Dave) Williams, M.D., with the Canadian Space Agency, and
Kathryn (Kay) Hire. The Space Shuttle Columbia is seen in the background,
protected by its Rotating Service Structure. |
Earlier Pictures of Neurolab Processing at KSC
April 13 STS-90 crew arrival
at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility
March 31 Crew participates
in TCDT at Launch Pad 39B
March 30Terminal Countdown
Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities
March 29The crew arrives to
begin TCDT activities
March 23The Space Shuttle Columbia
rolls out to Launch Pad 39B!
March 16-Shuttle transferred
from OPF to the VAB
March 9-Payload bay door closure
February 26-The STS-90 crew
participate in CEIT
February 12-Neurolab in Orbiter
Processing Facility bay 3
February, first week-Neurolab
moved into its payload canister in O&C Building
January 1998-Crew participates
in CEIT
December 1997-Further processing,
preparation for launch
November 1997-Neurolab installed
in Spacelab module in the O&C
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