KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Endeavour sits inside the Vehicle Assembly Building on a transporter. It will be lifted to vertical before beginning the next stage of launch preparation: stacking with the external tank and solid rocket boosters. Endeavour is scheduled to be launched Nov. 29 on mission STS-108. The 11-day mission will carry the replacement Expedition 4 crew to the International Space Station as well as the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello, filled with supplies and equipment.
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Album STS-108