KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The remaining payload bay door begins to close. Visible is the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo, last to be installed in Endeavour. The Shuttle is poised for launch on mission STS-111, Utilization Flight 2, carrying supplies and equipment to the International Space Station. The payload includes the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo, the Mobile Base System, which will be installed on the Mobile Transporter to complete the Canadian Mobile Servicing System, and a replacement wrist/roll joint for Canadarm 2. Also part of the mission, Expedition 5 will travel to the Station as the replacement crew for Expedition 4, who will return to Earth aboard the orbiter. Launch is scheduled for May 30, 2002.
Location Kennedy Space Center, FL
Date May 24, 2002