In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers applaud the turnover of the P6 Integrated Truss Structure by International Space Station ground operations to the NASA shuttle integration team in a special ceremony. Standing in front are STS-97 Mission Specialists Joe Tanner and Carlos Noriega plus Pilot Mike Broomfield. Behind and left of Tanner is Mission Specialist Marc Garneau. Mission STS-97is the sixth construction flight to the International Space Station. Its payload includes a photovoltaic (PV) module, with giant solar arrays that will provide power to the Station. The mission involves two spacewalks to complete the solar array connections. STS-97 is scheduled to launch Nov. 30 at 10:05 p.m. EST
Location Kennedy Space Center, FL
Date November 7, 2000