KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-117 Commander Frederick (Rick) Sturckow (right) and Pilot Lee Archambault look over the cockpit of the orbiter Atlantis, their vehicle for the mission. They and other crew members are at KSC to take part in a Crew Equipment Interface Test that allows them opportunities to become familiar with equipment and hardware for their mission. STS-117 will deliver the S3/S4 and another pair of solar arrays to the space station. The 21st shuttle mission to the International Space Station, STS-117 is scheduled to launch no earlier than March 16. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Location Kennedy Space Center, FL
Date December 15, 2006