Space Shuttle Columbia rolls towards
Launch Pad 39A, sitting atop the Mobile Launcher Platform, which in
turn is carried by the crawler-transporter underneath. The STS-107
research mission comprises experiments ranging from material sciences
to life sciences (many rats), plus the Fast Reaction Experiments
Enabling Science, Technology, Applications and Research (FREESTAR)
that incorporates eight high priority secondary attached shuttle
experiments. Mission STS-107 is scheduled to launch Jan. 16, 2003.
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Space Shuttle Columbia rolls towards
Launch Pad 39A, sitting atop the Mobile Launcher Platform, which in
turn is carried by the crawler-transporter underneath. The STS-107
research mission comprises experiments ranging from material sciences
to life sciences (many rats), plus the Fast Reaction Experiments
Enabling Science, Technology, Applications and Research (FREESTAR)
that incorporates eight high priority secondary attached shuttle
experiments. Mission STS-107 is scheduled to launch Jan. 16, 2003.