KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers complete assembling the top ring for the payload canister before attaching to the third ring and installing them over the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF). SIRTF is currently scheduled for transportation to Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and mating with the Delta II on or about April 4.
Location Kennedy Space Center, FL
Date April 2, 2003