STS-114 Commander Eileen Collins sits in the entry hatch to orbiter Atlantis. She and other crew members Pilot James Kelly and Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi and Stephen Robinson are at KSC for equipment familiarization. Noguchi is with the Japanese space agency NASDA. Mission STS-114 will carry the MultiPurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and External Stowage Platform 2 to the International Space Station. The MPLM will contain supplies and equipment. Another goal of the mission is to remove and replace a Control Moment Gyro. Launch date for mission STS-114 is under review.
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STS-114 Commander Eileen Collins sits in the entry hatch to orbiter Atlantis. She and other crew members Pilot James Kelly and Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi and Stephen Robinson are at KSC for equipment familiarization. Noguchi is with the Japanese space agency NASDA. Mission STS-114 will carry the MultiPurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello and External Stowage Platform 2 to the International Space Station. The MPLM will contain supplies and equipment. Another goal of the mission is to remove and replace a Control Moment Gyro. Launch date for mission STS-114 is under review.