KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-116 crew members take part in equipment familiarization in the SPACEHAB module. From left are Mission Commander Terrence Wilcutt, Mission Specialist Robert Curbeam, Pilot William Oefelein and Mission Specialist Christer Fugelsang, who is with the European Space Agency. At right is a SPACEHAB trainer. Objective of their mission to the International Space Station is to deliver and attach the third port truss segment, the P5 Truss, deactivate and retract P6 Truss Channel 4B (port-side) solar array, reconfigure station power from 2A and 4A solar arrays, deliver the Expedition 8 crew to the Station and return the Expedition 7 crew to Earth. The mission is currently targeted for launch in July 2003.
Location Kennedy Space Center, FL
Date November 7, 2002