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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello is slowly lowered toward a work stand. Previously housed in the Operations and Checkout Building, Donatello was brought into the SSPF for routine testing. This is the first time all three MPLMs (Donatello, Raffaello and Leonardo) are in the SSPF. The MPLMs were built by the Italian Space Agency, to serve as reusable logistics carriers and the primary delivery system to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. The third MPLM, Raffaello is scheduled to fly on Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-114.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility,...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello is slowly lowered toward a work stand. Previously housed in the Operations and Checkout Buil... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers help the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello settle onto a work stand. Previously housed in the Operations and Checkout Building, Donatello was brought into the SSPF for routine testing. This is the first time all three MPLMs (Donatello, Raffaello and Leonardo) are in the SSPF. The MPLMs were built by the Italian Space Agency, to serve as reusable logistics carriers and the primary delivery system to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. The third MPLM, Raffaello, is scheduled to fly on Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-114.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility,...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers help the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello settle onto a work stand. Previously housed in the Operations and Checkout Buil... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello is suspended by cables over the payload canister in the Space Station Processing Facility. Previously housed in the Operations and Checkout Building, Donatello was brought into the SSPF for routine testing. This is the first time all three MPLMs (Donatello, Raffaello and Leonardo) are in the SSPF. The MPLMs were built by the Italian Space Agency, to serve as reusable logistics carriers and the primary delivery system to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. The third MPLM, Raffaello is scheduled to fly on Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-114.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donate...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello is suspended by cables over the payload canister in the Space Station Processing Facility. Previously housed in the Operations and Chec... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility prepare to release the overhead crane from the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello now secure on a new work stand. Raffaello is the second MPLM built by the Italian Space Agency, serving as a reusable logistics carrier and primary delivery system to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. It has been moved to allow the third MPLM, Donatello, to be brought in for routine testing. Donatello has been stored in the Operations and Checkout Building. This is the first time all three MPLMs are in the SSPF; the other one is the Leonardo. Raffaello is scheduled to fly on Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-114.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Space Station Processing F...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility prepare to release the overhead crane from the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello now secure on a new work stand. Raffaello i... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Overhead cables carry the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello from the payload canister (lower right) to a work stand in the Space Station Processing Facility. Previously housed in the Operations and Checkout Building, Donatello was brought into the SSPF for routine testing. This is the first time all three MPLMs (Donatello, Raffaello and Leonardo) are in the SSPF. The MPLMs were built by the Italian Space Agency, to serve as reusable logistics carriers and the primary delivery system to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. The third MPLM, Raffaello is scheduled to fly on Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-114.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Overhead cables carry the Multi-Purpose L...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Overhead cables carry the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello from the payload canister (lower right) to a work stand in the Space Station Processing Facility. Previously hous... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - All three Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules are on the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility. This is the first time the three - Leonardo, Raffaello and Donatello -- have been in one location. Donatello has been stored in the Operations and Checkout Building since its arrival at KSC and was brought into the SSPF for routine testing. The MPLMs were built by the Italian Space Agency, to serve as reusable logistics carriers and the primary delivery system to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Raffaello is scheduled to fly on Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-114.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - All three Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - All three Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules are on the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility. This is the first time the three - Leonardo, Raffaello and Donatello -- have be... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - All three Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules are on the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility. This is the first time the three - Leonardo, Raffaello and Donatello -- have been in one location. Donatello has been stored in the Operations and Checkout Building since its arrival at KSC and was brought into the SSPF for routine testing. The MPLMs were built by the Italian Space Agency, to serve as reusable logistics carriers and the primary delivery system to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Raffaello is scheduled to fly on Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-114.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - All three Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - All three Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules are on the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility. This is the first time the three - Leonardo, Raffaello and Donatello -- have be... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello is moved away from the payload canister in the Space Station Processing Facility. Previously housed in the Operations and Checkout Building, Donatello was brought into the SSPF for routine testing. This is the first time all three MPLMs (Donatello, Raffaello and Leonardo) are in the SSPF. The MPLMs were built by the Italian Space Agency, to serve as reusable logistics carriers and the primary delivery system to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. The third MPLM, Raffaello is scheduled to fly on Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-114.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donate...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello is moved away from the payload canister in the Space Station Processing Facility. Previously housed in the Operations and Checkout Buil... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers confirm the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello is safely in place on a work stand. Previously housed in the Operations and Checkout Building, Donatello was brought into the SSPF for routine testing. This is the first time all three MPLMs (Donatello, Raffaello and Leonardo) are in the SSPF. The MPLMs were built by the Italian Space Agency, to serve as reusable logistics carriers and the primary delivery system to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. The third MPLM, Raffaello, is scheduled to fly on Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-114.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility,...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers confirm the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello is safely in place on a work stand. Previously housed in the Operations and ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers on the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility watch as overhead cables carry the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello to a work stand. Previously housed in the Operations and Checkout Building, Donatello was brought into the SSPF for routine testing. This is the first time all three MPLMs (Donatello, Raffaello and Leonardo) are in the SSPF. The MPLMs were built by the Italian Space Agency, to serve as reusable logistics carriers and the primary delivery system to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. The third MPLM, Raffaello is scheduled to fly on Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-114.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers on the floor of the Space Station...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers on the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility watch as overhead cables carry the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello to a work stand. Previously housed in the ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - An overhead crane is attached to the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello in order to move it to another work stand in the Space Station Processing Facility. Raffaello is the second MPLM built by the Italian Space Agency, serving as a reusable logistics carrier and primary delivery system to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. It is being moved to allow the third MPLM, Donatello, to be brought in for routine testing. Donatello has been stored in the Operations and Checkout Building. This is the first time all three MPLMs are in the SSPF; the other one is the Leonardo. Raffaello is scheduled to fly on Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-114.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - An overhead crane is attached to the Mult...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - An overhead crane is attached to the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello in order to move it to another work stand in the Space Station Processing Facility. Raffaello is the s... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility secure the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello onto a new work stand. Raffaello is the second MPLM built by the Italian Space Agency, serving as a reusable logistics carrier and primary delivery system to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. It has been moved to allow the third MPLM, Donatello, to be brought in for routine testing. Donatello has been stored in the Operations and Checkout Building. This is the first time all three MPLMs are in the SSPF; the other one is the Leonardo. Raffaello is scheduled to fly on Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-114.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Space Station Processing F...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility secure the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello onto a new work stand. Raffaello is the second MPLM built by the Italian Space ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - This view reveals all three Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules on the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility. This is the first time all three - Leonardo, Raffaello and Donatello -- have been in one location. Donatello has been stored in the Operations and Checkout Building since its arrival at KSC and was brought into the SSPF for routine testing. The MPLMs were built by the Italian Space Agency, to serve as reusable logistics carriers and the primary delivery system to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Raffaello is scheduled to fly on Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-114.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - This view reveals all three Multi-Purpose...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - This view reveals all three Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules on the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility. This is the first time all three - Leonardo, Raffaello and Donate... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello moves away from its stand in the Space Station Processing Facility. Raffaello is the second MPLM built by the Italian Space Agency, serving as a reusable logistics carrier and primary delivery system to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. It is being moved to allow the third MPLM, Donatello, to be brought in for routine testing. Donatello has been stored in the Operations and Checkout Building. This is the first time all three MPLMs are in the SSPF; the other one is the Leonardo. Raffaello is scheduled to fly on Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-114.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffae...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello moves away from its stand in the Space Station Processing Facility. Raffaello is the second MPLM built by the Italian Space Agency, ser... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello glides above the floor as it moves to another stand on the other side. Raffaello is the second MPLM built by the Italian Space Agency, serving as a reusable logistics carrier and primary delivery system to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. It is being moved to allow the third MPLM, Donatello, to be brought in for routine testing. Donatello has been stored in the Operations and Checkout Building. This is the first time all three MPLMs are in the SSPF; the other one is the Leonardo. Raffaello is scheduled to fly on Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-114.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility,...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello glides above the floor as it moves to another stand on the other side. Raffaello is the secon... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers watch as the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello is lowered toward a work stand in the Space Station Processing Facility. Raffaello is the second MPLM built by the Italian Space Agency, serving as a reusable logistics carrier and primary delivery system to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. It has been moved across the floor to allow the third MPLM, Donatello, to be brought in for routine testing. Donatello has been stored in the Operations and Checkout Building. This is the first time all three MPLMs are in the SSPF; the other one is the Leonardo. Raffaello is scheduled to fly on Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-114.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers watch as the Multi-Purpose Logist...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers watch as the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello is lowered toward a work stand in the Space Station Processing Facility. Raffaello is the second MPLM built by the Ita... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello is lifted from its stand in the Space Station Processing Facility to move to another work stand. Raffaello is the second MPLM built by the Italian Space Agency, serving as a reusable logistics carrier and primary delivery system to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. It is being moved to allow the third MPLM, Donatello, to be brought in for routine testing. Donatello has been stored in the Operations and Checkout Building. This is the first time all three MPLMs are in the SSPF; the other one is the Leonardo. Raffaello is scheduled to fly on Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-114.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffae...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello is lifted from its stand in the Space Station Processing Facility to move to another work stand. Raffaello is the second MPLM built by ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker on the floor watches as the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello moves toward another work stand in the Space Station Processing Facility. Raffaello is the second MPLM built by the Italian Space Agency, serving as a reusable logistics carrier and primary delivery system to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. It has been moved across the floor to allow the third MPLM, Donatello, to be brought in for routine testing. Donatello has been stored in the Operations and Checkout Building. This is the first time all three MPLMs are in the SSPF; the other one is the Leonardo. Raffaello is scheduled to fly on Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-114.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker on the floor watches as the Mult...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker on the floor watches as the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello moves toward another work stand in the Space Station Processing Facility. Raffaello is the second MPLM... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With the Rotating Service Structure rolled back, Space Shuttle Discovery is revealed, poised for launch on mission STS-102 at 6:42 a.m. EST March 8. It sits on the Mobile Launcher Platform, which straddles the flame trench below that helps deflect the intense heat of launch. Made of concrete and refractory brick, the trench is 490 feet long, 58 feet wide and 40 feet high. Situated above the external tank is the Gaseous Oxygen Vent Arm with the “beanie cap,” a vent hood. On this eighth construction flight to the International Space Station, Discovery carries the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo, the primary delivery system used to resupply and return Station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Leonardo will deliver up to 10 tons of laboratory racks filled with equipment, experiments and supplies for outfitting the newly installed U.S. Laboratory Destiny KSC01padig145

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With the Rotating Service Structure roll...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With the Rotating Service Structure rolled back, Space Shuttle Discovery is revealed, poised for launch on mission STS-102 at 6:42 a.m. EST March 8. It sits on the Mobile Launcher ... More

Before entering Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-102 Pilot James Kelly gets help with his launch and entry suit from technicians in the White Room. The mission is Kelly’s first Shuttle flight. Discovery is carrying the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo on the eighth construction flight to the International Space Station. The primary delivery system used to resupply and return Station cargo requiring a pressurized environment, Leonardo will deliver up to 10 tons of laboratory racks filled with equipment, experiments and supplies for outfitting the newly installed U.S. Laboratory Destiny. Discovery is set to launch March 8 at 6:42 a.m. EST. The 12-day mission is expected to end with a landing at KSC on March 20 KSC01pp0450

Before entering Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-102 Pilot James Kelly get...

Before entering Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-102 Pilot James Kelly gets help with his launch and entry suit from technicians in the White Room. The mission is Kelly’s first Shuttle flight. Discovery is carrying... More

Senior AIRMAN (SRA) David Hawn of the 1723rd Combat Control Squadron takes compass readings before a containerized delivery system (CDS) drop at Yoju Airfield during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '85

Senior AIRMAN (SRA) David Hawn of the 1723rd Combat Control Squadron t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Choe Hyong Taek Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A C-130E Hercules aircraft makes a containerized delivery system (CDS) airdrop over Yoju Airfield during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '85

A C-130E Hercules aircraft makes a containerized delivery system (CDS)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Lee Schading Release Status: Released to Public ... More

TSGT Gambert of the 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron, holds onto a static line as he watches a containerized delivery system (CDS) pallet readied for airdrop from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during tactical airdrop training flight. Eight air crews and two aircraft are deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Clark Air Base for the exercise

TSGT Gambert of the 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron, holds onto a stat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Ferguson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of the 314th Aerial Port Squadron and 314th Airlift Control Squadron load a Containerized Delivery System (CDS) pallet on a 314th Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft for an Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) during Ocean Venture '92

Members of the 314th Aerial Port Squadron and 314th Airlift Control Sq...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

A German C-160 transall approaching the Salerno drop zone for a containerized delivery system (CDS) airdrop during a RODEO 92 precompetition training mission

A German C-160 transall approaching the Salerno drop zone for a contai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO 92 Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Nat ... More

A C-141 Starlifter dropping Containerized Delivery System (CDS) packages during Rodeo '92 airdrop competition

A C-141 Starlifter dropping Containerized Delivery System (CDS) packag...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '92 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

Tipper Gore receives a short brief on how the Tri Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIAD) works as General John Shalikashvili and MAJ. GEN. Smith stand in the background

Tipper Gore receives a short brief on how the Tri Wall Aerial Delivery...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISESUPPORT HOPE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Mark A.... More

General John Shalikashvili, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, and Tipper Gore receive a short demonstration on how the Tri Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIAD) works

General John Shalikashvili, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, and...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISESUPPORT HOPE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Mark A.... More

General John Shalikashvili, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, and Tipper Gore receive a short demonstration on how the Tri Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIAD) works

General John Shalikashvili, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, and...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISESUPPORT HOPE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Mark A.... More

Tipper Gore receives a short brief on how the Tri Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIAD) works. MAJ. GEN. Smith is in the background

Tipper Gore receives a short brief on how the Tri Wall Aerial Delivery...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISESUPPORT HOPE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Mark A.... More

A containerized Delivery System (CDS) is loaded onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft, assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, at Otopeni Air Base, in Romania. The CDS will be dropped over a target drop zone during the Partner for Peace Exercise COOPERATIVE KEY '96. The exercise involves Air Forces training in operational and logistics interoperability procedures based on a humanitarian scenario. Participating NATO Air Forces From Greece, Italy, Turkey, and the United States are joined by Partner nations from the Czech Republic, Moldova , Slovazkia and Romania as the host nation

A containerized Delivery System (CDS) is loaded onto a C-130 Hercules ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE KEY '96 Base: Otopeni Air Base, Bucharest Country: Romania (ROM) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard T. Kaminsky, ... More

A US Air Force (USAF) 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Altus Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma (OK), C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft airdrops Containerized Delivery System (CDS) palletized cargo over the designated heavy drop zone (DZ) target during the cargo on-target competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA). (SUBSTANDARD)

A US Air Force (USAF) 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Altus Air Force Ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cary Humphries, USAF Release S... More

The top of Glacier Peak (10,568 feet tall) is seen sticking out above the clouds from a US Air Force (USAF) 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Altus Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma (OK), C-17A Globemaster III Cargo aircraft during a Containerized Delivery System (CDS) bundle drop exercise, which is part of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

The top of Glacier Peak (10,568 feet tall) is seen sticking out above ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung, USAF Release Sta... More

Arab Republic of Egypt Air Force (EAF) Colonel (COL) El Wagih Mahfonz (right), Navigator, 516th Regiment (REGT), 195th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), discusses course directions and flight operations, while Major (MAJ) Ayman Elbeblawi (center), Co-Pilot, 516th REGT, 195th AMW, looks on, onboard his C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft as he and his fellow Rodeo 98 Team members fly towards a Containerized Delivery System (CDS) palletized cargo load target during the cargo on-target competition portion of the US Air Force (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA)

Arab Republic of Egypt Air Force (EAF) Colonel (COL) El Wagih Mahfonz ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Billy Johnson, USAF Release St... More

The G-12E parachute attached to a Containerized Delivery System (CDS) bundle is pulled open by a tether as the bundle leaves the lowered cargo ramp of a 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Altus Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma (OK), C-17A Globemaster III Cargo aircraft during the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

The G-12E parachute attached to a Containerized Delivery System (CDS) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung, USAF Release Sta... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeanette E. King, Loadmaster, 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Altus Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma (OK), wraps the restraining straps from her harness after a Containerized Delivery System (CDS) bundle drop from the lowered cargo ramp of a C-17A Globemaster III Cargo aircraft during the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeanette E. King, Loadmaster...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung, USAF Release Sta... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Kurt Packard, Aerial Delivery SPECIALIST (ADS), 62nd Aerial Port Squadron (APS), McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), gathers up a parachute from a Containerized Delivery System (CDS) palletized cargo load airdrop over the east heavy drop zone (DZ) target conducted during the cargo on-target competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, WA

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Kurt Packard, Aerial Delivery ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cary Humphries, USAF Release S... More

An Arab Republic of Egypt Air Force (EAF) 516th Regiment (REGT), 195th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft Rodeo 98 Team receives their pre-mission brief at the start of the mission to drop a Containerized Delivery System (CDS) palletized cargo load over a heavy drop zone (DZ) target during the cargo on-target competition portion of the US Air Force (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA)

An Arab Republic of Egypt Air Force (EAF) 516th Regiment (REGT), 195th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Billy Johnson, USAF Release St... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Tyson Wentz, Combat Controller, 22nd Special Tactics Squadron (STS), McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), sets off green smoke grenades on the designated heavy drop zone (DZ) target to assist the various Rodeo 98 airlift teams in determining wind direction over the Containerized Delivery System (CDS) palletized cargo load target during the cargo on-target competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, WA

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Tyson Wentz, Combat Controller...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cary Humphries, USAF Release S... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Kurt Packard (front), Aerial Delivery SPECIALIST (ADS), 62nd Aerial Port Squadron (APS), McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), along with other 62nd APS members, coil parachute risers after a Containerized Delivery System (CDS) palletized cargo load airdrop over the east heavy drop zone (DZ) target conducted during the cargo on-target competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, WA

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Kurt Packard (front), Aerial D...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cary Humphries, USAF Release S... More

A US Air Force (USAF) 3rd Wing (WG), Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft airdrops Containerized Delivery System (CDS) palletized cargo over the designated CDS drop zone (DZ) target during the cargo on-target competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

A US Air Force (USAF) 3rd Wing (WG), Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cary Humphries, USAF Release S... More

Arab Republic of Egypt Air Force (EAF) Major (MAJ) Adb Kadr El Morsi, C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft Loadmaster, 516th Regiment (REGT), 195th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), prepares to drop a Containerized Delivery System (CDS) palletized cargo load over a heavy drop zone (DZ) target during the cargo on-target competition portion of the US Air Force (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA)

Arab Republic of Egypt Air Force (EAF) Major (MAJ) Adb Kadr El Morsi, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Billy Johnson, USAF Release St... More

This is the Mission Folder for Lasso-42, a US Air Force (USAF) 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Altus Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma (OK), C-17A Globemaster III Cargo aircraft, performing a Containerized Delivery System (CDS) bundle drop on Day 1 during the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

This is the Mission Folder for Lasso-42, a US Air Force (USAF) 97th Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung, USAF Release Sta... More

Arab Republic of Egypt Air Force (EAF) General (GEN) Hassan Mohamed, 516th Regiment, 195th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), oversees flight operations onboard his C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft as his EAF Rodeo 98 Team flies their aircraft towards a Containerized Delivery System (CDS) palletized cargo load target during the cargo on-target competition portion of the US Air Force (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA)

Arab Republic of Egypt Air Force (EAF) General (GEN) Hassan Mohamed, 5...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Billy Johnson, USAF Release St... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeanette E. King, Loadmaster, 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Altus Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma (OK), picks up restraining straps after a Containerized Delivery System (CDS) bundle drop from the lowered cargo ramp of a C-17A Globemaster III Cargo aircraft during the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeanette E. King, Loadmaster...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung, USAF Release Sta... More

An Arab Republic of Egypt Air Force (EAF) 516th Regiment (REGT), 195th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft drops a Containerized Delivery System (CDS) palletized cargo load over a heavy drop zone (DZ) target during the cargo on-target competition portion of the US Air Force (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA)

An Arab Republic of Egypt Air Force (EAF) 516th Regiment (REGT), 195th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Billy Johnson, USAF Release St... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Maria Mikin, Engineering Assistant, 62nd Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), sets up a surveying rangefinder to measure the distance from the target to where the Containerized Delivery System (CDS) palletized cargo loads land on the designated heavy drop zone (DZ) target during the cargo on-target competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, WA

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Maria Mikin, Engineering Assistant, 6...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cary Humphries, USAF Release S... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeanette E. King, Loadmaster, 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Altus Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma (OK), reconfigures two floor roller panels after a Containerized Delivery System (CDS) bundle drop from the lowered cargo ramp of a C-17A Globemaster III Cargo aircraft during the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeanette E. King, Loadmaster...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung, USAF Release Sta... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Tyson Wentz, Combat Controller, 22nd Special Tactics Squadron (STS), McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), sets off green smoke grenades on the designated heavy drop zone (DZ) target to assist the various Rodeo 98 airlift teams in determining wind direction over the Containerized Delivery System (CDS) palletized cargo load target during the cargo on-target competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, WA

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Tyson Wentz, Combat Controller...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cary Humphries, USAF Release S... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeanette E. King, Loadmaster, 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Altus Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma (OK), adjusts a restraining strap after a Containerized Delivery System (CDS) bundle drop from the lowered cargo ramp of a C-17A Globemaster III Cargo aircraft during the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeanette E. King, Loadmaster...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung, USAF Release Sta... More

A Containerized Delivery System (CDS) palletized cargo load lands near the designated heavy drop zone (DZ) target, identified by green smoke, during the cargo on-target competition portion of the US Air Force (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA)

A Containerized Delivery System (CDS) palletized cargo load lands near...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cary Humphries, USAF Release S... More

Arab Republic of Egypt Air Force (EAF) Major (MAJ) Ayman Elbeblawi, Co-Pilot, 516th Regiment (REGT), 195th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), discusses course directions and flight operations onboard his C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft as he and his fellow Rodeo 98 Team members fly towards a Containerized Delivery System (CDS) palletized cargo load target during the cargo on-target competition portion of the US Air Force (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA)

Arab Republic of Egypt Air Force (EAF) Major (MAJ) Ayman Elbeblawi, Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Billy Johnson, USAF Release St... More

A US Air Force (USAF) 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Altus Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma (OK), C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft airdrops Containerized Delivery System (CDS) palletized cargo over the designated heavy drop zone (DZ) target during the cargo on-target competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA). (SUBSTANDARD)

A US Air Force (USAF) 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Altus Air Force Ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cary Humphries, USAF Release S... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeanette E. King, Loadmaster, 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Altus Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma (OK), uses a wireless winch to rewind a cable after a Containerized Delivery System (CDS) bundle drop from the lowered cargo ramp of a C-17A Globemaster III Cargo aircraft during the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeanette E. King, Loadmaster...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung, USAF Release Sta... More

Arab Republic of Egypt Air Force (EAF) Major (MAJ) Ayman Elbeblawi, Co-Pilot, 516th Regiment (REGT), 195th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), holds a navigation map and points off towards the horizon during as he discusses course direction and flight operations onboard his C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft as he and his fellow Rodeo 98 Team members fly towards a Containerized Delivery System (CDS) palletized cargo load target during the cargo on-target competition portion of the US Air Force (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA)

Arab Republic of Egypt Air Force (EAF) Major (MAJ) Ayman Elbeblawi, Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Billy Johnson, USAF Release St... More

A US Air Force (USAF) 305th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), New Jersey (NJ), C-141B Starlifter cargo aircraft airdrops Containerized Delivery System (CDS) palletized cargo over the designated CDS drop zone (DZ) target during the cargo on-target competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

A US Air Force (USAF) 305th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), McGuire Air Force...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cary Humphries, USAF Release S... More

A US Air Force (USAF) 437th Airlift Wing (AW), Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), C-141B Starlifter cargo aircraft airdrops Containerized Delivery System (CDS) palletized cargo over the designated CDS drop zone (DZ) target during the cargo on-target competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA). (SUBSTANDARD)

A US Air Force (USAF) 437th Airlift Wing (AW), Charleston Air Force Ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cary Humphries, USAF Release S... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Participants pose for a photo at the Space Station Processing Facility ceremony transferring the "Leonardo" Multipurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) from the Italian Space Agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), to NASA. From left, they are astronaut Jim Voss, European Space Agency astronauts Umberto Guidoni of Italy and Christer Fuglesang of Sweden, NASA International Space Station Program Manager Randy Brinkley, NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin, ASI President Sergio De Julio and Stephen Francois, director, International Space Station Launch Site Support at KSC. The MPLM, a reusable logistics carrier, will be the primary delivery system used to resupply and return International Space Station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Leonardo is the first of three MPLM carriers for the International Space Station. It is scheduled to be launched on Space Shuttle Mission STS-100, targeted for April 2000 KSC-98pc1776

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Participants pose for a photo at the Spa...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Participants pose for a photo at the Space Station Processing Facility ceremony transferring the "Leonardo" Multipurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) from the Italian Space Agency, Agen... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin (at right) shakes the hand of Sergio De Julio, president of the Italian Space Agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), during the ceremony transferring the "Leonardo" Multipurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) from ASI to NASA. The event was held in the Space Station Processing Facility beside Leonardo. The MPLM, a reusable logistics carrier, will be the primary delivery system used to resupply and return International Space Station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Leonardo is the first of three MPLM carriers for the International Space Station. It is scheduled to be launched on Space Shuttle Mission STS-100, targeted for April 2000 KSC-98pc1773

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin (at ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin (at right) shakes the hand of Sergio De Julio, president of the Italian Space Agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), during the ceremony trans... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Participants pose for a photo at the Space Station Processing Facility ceremony transferring the "Leonardo" Multipurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) from the Italian Space Agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), to NASA. From left, they are astronaut Jim Voss, ASI President Sergio De Julio, European Space Agency astronaut Umberto Guidoni of Italy, NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin and European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang of Sweden. The MPLM, a reusable logistics carrier, will be the primary delivery system used to resupply and return International Space Station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Leonardo is the first of three MPLM carriers for the International Space Station. It is scheduled to be launched on Space Shuttle Mission STS-100, targeted for April 2000 KSC-98pc1774

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Participants pose for a photo at the Spa...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Participants pose for a photo at the Space Station Processing Facility ceremony transferring the "Leonardo" Multipurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) from the Italian Space Agency, Agen... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Participants pose for a photo at the Space Station Processing Facility ceremony transferring the "Leonardo" Multipurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) from the Italian Space Agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), to NASA. From left, they are astronaut Jim Voss, ASI President Sergio De Julio, European Space Agency astronaut Umberto Guidoni of Italy, NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin and European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang of Sweden. The MPLM, a reusable logistics carrier, will be the primary delivery system used to resupply and return International Space Station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Leonardo is the first of three MPLM carriers for the International Space Station. It is scheduled to be launched on Space Shuttle Mission STS-100, targeted for April 2000 KSC-98pc1775

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Participants pose for a photo at the Spa...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Participants pose for a photo at the Space Station Processing Facility ceremony transferring the "Leonardo" Multipurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) from the Italian Space Agency, Agen... More

NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin speaks at the Space Station Processing Facility ceremony transferring the "Leonardo" Multipurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) from the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) to NASA. Standing behind him in front of Leonardo is KSC Director Roy D. Bridges Jr. The MPLM, a reusable logistics carrier, will be the primary delivery system used to resupply and return International Space Station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Leonardo is the first of three MPLM carriers for the International Space Station. It is scheduled to be launched on Space Shuttle Mission STS-100, targeted for April 2000 KSC-98pc1771

NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin speaks at the Space Station Proces...

NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin speaks at the Space Station Processing Facility ceremony transferring the "Leonardo" Multipurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) from the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) to NASA. St... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Sergio De Julio (at right), president of the Italian Space Agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), shakes the hand of NASA Adminstrator Daniel S. Goldin while holding the document which signifies the transfer of the "Leonardo" Multipurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) from ASI to NASA. The ceremonial event was held in the Space Station Processing Facility beside Leonardo. The MPLM, a reusable logistics carrier, will be the primary delivery system used to resupply and return International Space Station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Leonardo is the first of three MPLM carriers for the International Space Station. It is scheduled to be launched on Space Shuttle Mission STS-100, targeted for April 2000 KSC-98pc1772

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Sergio De Julio (at right), president ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Sergio De Julio (at right), president of the Italian Space Agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), shakes the hand of NASA Adminstrator Daniel S. Goldin while holding the docume... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility work on Leonardo, the Multipurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) built by the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI). The MPLM, a reusable logistics carrier, will be the primary delivery system used to resupply and return International Space Station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Leonardo is the first of three MPLM carriers for the International Space Station. It is scheduled to be launched on Space Shuttle Mission STS-102, targeted for June 2000. Leonardo shares space in the SSPF with the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), targeted for launch in September 1999, and Destiny, the U.S. Lab module, targeted for mission STS-98 in late April 2000 KSC-99pp0501

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Space Station Processing ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility work on Leonardo, the Multipurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) built by the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI). The MPLM, a reusable logis... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An Airbus Industrie A300-600ST "Beluga" Super Transporter is reflected in the rain puddles as it comes to a stop at the Shuttle Landing Facility. The Beluga is carrying the Raffaello, the second Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) for the International Space Station (ISS). One of Italy's major contributions to the ISS program, the MPLM is a reusable logistics carrier and the primary delivery system used to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Weighing nearly 4.5 tons, the module measures 21 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Raffaello will join Leonardo, the first Italian-built MPLM, in the Space Station Processing Facility for testing. NASA, Boeing, the Italian Space Agency and Alenia Aerospazio will provide engineering support KSC-99pp1007

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An Airbus Industrie A300-600ST "Beluga" ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An Airbus Industrie A300-600ST "Beluga" Super Transporter is reflected in the rain puddles as it comes to a stop at the Shuttle Landing Facility. The Beluga is carrying the Raffael... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An Airbus Industrie A300-600ST "Beluga" Super Transporter lands in the rain at the Shuttle Landing Facility to deliver its cargo, the second Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) for the International Space Station (ISS). One of Italy's major contributions to the ISS program, the MPLM, named Raffaello, is a reusable logistics carrier and the primary delivery system used to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Weighing nearly 4.5 tons, the module measures 21 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Raffaello will join Leonardo, the first Italian-built MPLM, in the Space Station Processing Facility for testing. NASA, Boeing, the Italian Space Agency and Alenia Aerospazio will provide engineering support KSC-99pp1005

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An Airbus Industrie A300-600ST "Beluga" ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An Airbus Industrie A300-600ST "Beluga" Super Transporter lands in the rain at the Shuttle Landing Facility to deliver its cargo, the second Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) f... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An Airbus Industrie A300-600ST "Beluga" Super Transporter is reflected in the rain puddles as it taxis toward the mate/demate tower at the Shuttle Landing Facility. The Beluga is carrying the Raffaello, the second Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) for the International Space Station (ISS). One of Italy's major contributions to the ISS program, the MPLM is a reusable logistics carrier and the primary delivery system used to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Weighing nearly 4.5 tons, the module measures 21 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Raffaello will join Leonardo, the first Italian-built MPLM, in the Space Station Processing Facility for testing. NASA, Boeing, the Italian Space Agency and Alenia Aerospazio will provide engineering support KSC-99pp1006

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An Airbus Industrie A300-600ST "Beluga" ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An Airbus Industrie A300-600ST "Beluga" Super Transporter is reflected in the rain puddles as it taxis toward the mate/demate tower at the Shuttle Landing Facility. The Beluga is c... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An Airbus Industrie A300-600ST "Beluga" Super Transporter touches down at the Shuttle Landing Facility to deliver its cargo, the second Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) for the International Space Station (ISS). One of Italy's major contributions to the ISS program, the MPLM, named Raffaello, is a reusable logistics carrier and the primary delivery system used to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Weighing nearly 4.5 tons, the module measures 21 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Raffaello will join Leonardo, the first Italian-built MPLM, in the Space Station Processing Facility for testing. NASA, Boeing, the Italian Space Agency and Alenia Aerospazio will provide engineering support KSC-99pp1004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An Airbus Industrie A300-600ST "Beluga" ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An Airbus Industrie A300-600ST "Beluga" Super Transporter touches down at the Shuttle Landing Facility to deliver its cargo, the second Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) for th... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under clear and cloud-spotted skies at the Shuttle Landing Facility, cranes support the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) called Raffaello after the "Beluga" Super Transporter (left) has rolled away from it. Raffaello will be transferred to the Space Station Processing Facility for testing, joining the first Italian-built MPLM, Leonardo. One of Italy's major contributions to the ISS program, the MPLM is a reusable logistics carrier and the primary delivery system used to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Weighing nearly 4.5 tons, the module measures 21 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Raffaello is scheduled to be launched on mission STS-100 July 27, 2000 KSC-99pp1016

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under clear and cloud-spotted skies at t...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under clear and cloud-spotted skies at the Shuttle Landing Facility, cranes support the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) called Raffaello after the "Beluga" Super Transporter ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside a high bay of the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF), workers begin removing the shipping canister from around the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) called Raffaello. After transfer to a workstand, the MPLM will undergo testing, joining the first Italian-built MPLM, Leonardo, in the SSPF. One of Italy's major contributions to the ISS program, the MPLM is a reusable logistics carrier and the primary delivery system used to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Weighing nearly 4.5 tons, the Raffaello measures 21 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Raffaello is scheduled to be launched on mission STS-100 July 27, 2000 KSC-99pp1020

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside a high bay of the Space Station P...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside a high bay of the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF), workers begin removing the shipping canister from around the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) called Raffael... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside a high bay in the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF), workers on the floor oversee the transfer of the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) called Raffaello to a workstand where it will undergo testing. Sharing the space in the SSPF is the first Italian-built MPLM, Leonardo, seen at right, and the U.S. Lab, Destiny, in the background. One of Italy's major contributions to the ISS program, the MPLM is a reusable logistics carrier and the primary delivery system used to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Weighing nearly 4.5 tons, the Raffaello measures 21 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Raffaello is scheduled to be launched on mission STS-100 July 27, 2000 KSC-99pp1024

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside a high bay in the Space Station P...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside a high bay in the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF), workers on the floor oversee the transfer of the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) called Raffaello to a work... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) called Raffaello arrives in its shipping canister at the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF). There it will undergo testing, joining the first Italian-built MPLM, Leonardo, in the SSPF. One of Italy's major contributions to the ISS program, the MPLM is a reusable logistics carrier and the primary delivery system used to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Weighing nearly 4.5 tons, the Raffaello measures 21 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Raffaello is scheduled to be launched on mission STS-100 July 27, 2000 KSC-99pp1019

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) called Raffaello arrives in its shipping canister at the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF). There it will undergo testing, joining ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility, the one-piece, upward-hinged main cargo door of the Airbus Industrie A300-600ST "Beluga" Super Transporter is open to offload its cargo, the second Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) for the International Space Station (ISS). One of Italy's major contributions to the ISS program, the MPLM, named Raffaello, is a reusable logistics carrier and the primary delivery system used to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Weighing nearly 4.5 tons, the module measures 21 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Raffaello will join Leonardo, the first Italian-built MPLM, in the Space Station Processing Facility for testing. NASA, Boeing, the Italian Space Agency and Alenia Aerospazio will provide engineering support KSC-99pp1011

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility, the one...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility, the one-piece, upward-hinged main cargo door of the Airbus Industrie A300-600ST "Beluga" Super Transporter is open to offload its cargo, the second... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Cranes supporting the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) called Raffaello lower it onto a transporter for transfer to the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF). At the SSPF the Raffaello will undergo testing, joining the first Italian-built MPLM, Leonardo. One of Italy's major contributions to the ISS program, the MPLM is a reusable logistics carrier and the primary delivery system used to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Weighing nearly 4.5 tons, the Raffaello measures 21 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Raffaello is scheduled to be launched on mission STS-100 July 27, 2000 KSC-99pp1017

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Cranes supporting the Multi-Purpose Logi...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Cranes supporting the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) called Raffaello lower it onto a transporter for transfer to the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF). At the SSPF t... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) called Raffaello sits on a transporter waiting for transfer to the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF). At the SSPF the Raffaello will undergo testing, joining the first Italian-built MPLM, Leonardo. One of Italy's major contributions to the ISS program, the MPLM is a reusable logistics carrier and the primary delivery system used to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Weighing nearly 4.5 tons, the Raffaello measures 21 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Raffaello is scheduled to be launched on mission STS-100 July 27, 2000 KSC-99pp1018

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) called Raffaello sits on a transporter waiting for transfer to the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF). At the SSPF the Raffaello wil... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) called Raffaello is suspended above a workstand in the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) where it will undergo testing. One of Italy's major contributions to the ISS program, the MPLM is a reusable logistics carrier and the primary delivery system used to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Weighing nearly 4.5 tons, the Raffaello measures 21 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Also inside the SSPF is the first Italian-built MPLM, Leonardo, also undergoing testing for its launch on mission STS-102 scheduled for June 29, 2000. Raffaello is scheduled to be launched on mission STS-100 on July 27, 2000 KSC-99pp1025

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) called Raffaello is suspended above a workstand in the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) where it will undergo testing. One of Ital... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside a high bay in the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF), the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) called Raffaello waits for transfer to a workstand. There it will undergo testing, joining the first Italian-built MPLM, Leonardo, in the SSPF. One of Italy's major contributions to the ISS program, the MPLM is a reusable logistics carrier and the primary delivery system used to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Weighing nearly 4.5 tons, the Raffaello measures 21 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Raffaello is scheduled to be launched on mission STS-100 July 27, 2000 KSC-99pp1022

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside a high bay in the Space Station P...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside a high bay in the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF), the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) called Raffaello waits for transfer to a workstand. There it will under... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A crane is attached to the Raffaello, the second Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) for the International Space Station (ISS), before offloading the MPLM from the "Beluga" Super Transporter. One of Italy's major contributions to the ISS program, the MPLM is a reusable logistics carrier and the primary delivery system used to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Weighing nearly 4.5 tons, the module measures 21 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Raffaello will join Leonardo, the first Italian-built MPLM, in the Space Station Processing Facility for testing. NASA, Boeing, the Italian Space Agency and Alenia Aerospazio will provide engineering support KSC-99pp1014

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A crane is attached to the Raffaello, th...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A crane is attached to the Raffaello, the second Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) for the International Space Station (ISS), before offloading the MPLM from the "Beluga" Super... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers oversee the placement of the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) called Raffaello as a crane lowers it onto a workstand in the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF). One of Italy's major contributions to the ISS program, the MPLM is a reusable logistics carrier and the primary delivery system used to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Weighing nearly 4.5 tons, the Raffaello measures 21 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Raffaello will undergo testing. joining the first Italian-built MPLM, Leonardo, also in the SSPF. Raffaello is scheduled to be launched on mission STS-100 on July 27, 2000 KSC-99pp1026

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers oversee the placement of the Mul...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers oversee the placement of the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) called Raffaello as a crane lowers it onto a workstand in the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF). O... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside a high bay of the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF), workers remove the top of the shipping canister from the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) called Raffaello. After transfer to a workstand, the MPLM will undergo testing, joining the first Italian-built MPLM, Leonardo, in the SSPF. One of Italy's major contributions to the ISS program, the MPLM is a reusable logistics carrier and the primary delivery system used to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Weighing nearly 4.5 tons, the Raffaello measures 21 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Raffaello is scheduled to be launched on mission STS-100 July 27, 2000 KSC-99pp1021

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside a high bay of the Space Station P...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside a high bay of the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF), workers remove the top of the shipping canister from the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) called Raffaello. ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The second Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) for the International Space Station (ISS), named Raffaello, is moved out of the "Beluga" Super Transporter at the Shuttle Landing Facility. One of Italy's major contributions to the ISS program, the MPLM is a reusable logistics carrier and the primary delivery system used to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Weighing nearly 4.5 tons, the module measures 21 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Raffaello will join Leonardo, the first Italian-built MPLM, in the Space Station Processing Facility for testing. NASA, Boeing, the Italian Space Agency and Alenia Aerospazio will provide engineering support KSC-99pp1015

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The second Multi-Purpose Logistics Modul...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The second Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) for the International Space Station (ISS), named Raffaello, is moved out of the "Beluga" Super Transporter at the Shuttle Landing F... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers on cranes circle the "Beluga" Super Transporter at the Shuttle Landing Facility, ready to help offload the Raffaello, the second Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) for the International Space Station (ISS). One of Italy's major contributions to the ISS program, the MPLM is a reusable logistics carrier and the primary delivery system used to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Weighing nearly 4.5 tons, the module measures 21 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Raffaello will join Leonardo, the first Italian-built MPLM, in the Space Station Processing Facility for testing. NASA, Boeing, the Italian Space Agency and Alenia Aerospazio will provide engineering support KSC-99pp1013

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers on cranes circle the "Beluga" Su...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers on cranes circle the "Beluga" Super Transporter at the Shuttle Landing Facility, ready to help offload the Raffaello, the second Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) for t... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside a high bay in the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF), the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) called Raffaello is lifted out of its canister by an overhead crane. It will be moved to a workstand to undergo testing. Raffaello joins the first Italian-built MPLM, Leonardo, in the SSPF. One of Italy's major contributions to the ISS program, the MPLM is a reusable logistics carrier and the primary delivery system used to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Weighing nearly 4.5 tons, the Raffaello measures 21 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Raffaello is scheduled to be launched on mission STS-100 July 27, 2000 KSC-99pp1023

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside a high bay in the Space Station P...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside a high bay in the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF), the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) called Raffaello is lifted out of its canister by an overhead crane. It... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) called Raffaello rests in its workstand in the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) as an Alenia Aerospazio worker passes by. The Italian aerospace company will provide engineering support for Raffaello, along with NASA, Boeing and the Italian Space Agency. One of Italy's major contributions to the ISS program, the MPLM is a reusable logistics carrier and the primary delivery system used to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Weighing nearly 4.5 tons, the Raffaello measures 21 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Raffaello will undergo testing. joining the first Italian-built MPLM, Leonardo, also in the SSPF. Raffaello is scheduled to be launched on mission STS-100 on July 27, 2000 KSC-99pp1027

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) called Raffaello rests in its workstand in the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) as an Alenia Aerospazio worker passes by. The Ital... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility, workers begin offloading the Raffaello, the second Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) for the International Space Station (ISS), from the "Beluga" Super Transporter that brought it from Italy. One of Italy's major contributions to the ISS program, the MPLM is a reusable logistics carrier and the primary delivery system used to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Weighing nearly 4.5 tons, the module measures 21 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Raffaello will join Leonardo, the first Italian-built MPLM, in the Space Station Processing Facility for testing. NASA, Boeing, the Italian Space Agency and Alenia Aerospazio will provide engineering support KSC-99pp1012

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility, workers...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility, workers begin offloading the Raffaello, the second Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) for the International Space Station (ISS), from the "Belug... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF), workers from the Italian aerospace company Alenia Aerospazio begin removing the protective cover from the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) called Raffaello. The Italian aerospace company will provide engineering support for Raffaello, along with NASA, Boeing and the Italian Space Agency. One of Italy's major contributions to the ISS program, the MPLM is a reusable logistics carrier and the primary delivery system used to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Weighing nearly 4.5 tons, the Raffaello measures 21 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Raffaello will undergo testing. joining the first Italian-built MPLM, Leonardo, also in the SSPF. Raffaello is scheduled to be launched on mission STS-100 on July 27, 2000 KSC-99pp1029

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF), workers from the Italian aerospace company Alenia Aerospazio begin removing the protective cover from the Multi-Purpose Logistics M... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF), workers from the Italian aerospace company Alenia Aerospazio begin removing the protective cover from the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) called Raffaello. The Italian aerospace company will provide engineering support for Raffaello, along with NASA, Boeing and the Italian Space Agency. One of Italy's major contributions to the ISS program, the MPLM is a reusable logistics carrier and the primary delivery system used to resupply and return station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Weighing nearly 4.5 tons, the Raffaello measures 21 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Raffaello will undergo testing. joining the first Italian-built MPLM, Leonardo, also in the SSPF. Raffaello is scheduled to be launched on mission STS-100 on July 27, 2000 KSC-99pp1028

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF), workers from the Italian aerospace company Alenia Aerospazio begin removing the protective cover from the Multi-Purpose Logistics M... More

Aerial fuel requires a unique delivery system on Antarctica. Seen here, during Operation DEEP FREEZE, is the Pegasus runways version that supplies C-141C Starlifter aircraft. Pegasus runway has to be used when McMurdo Station, Antartica's, ice begins to thaw in their summer

Aerial fuel requires a unique delivery system on Antarctica. Seen here...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Julia L. Barklow, USAF Release Statu... More

In the Space Station Processing Facility, the payload canister (right) waits for the arrival of the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo (left), suspended from an overhead crane. The MPLM is being transferred to Launch Pad 39B for installation in Space Shuttle Discovery. The Leonardo, one of Italy’s major contributions to the International Space Station program, is a reusable logistics carrier. It is the primary delivery system used to resupply and return Station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Leonardo is the primary payload on mission STS-102 and will deliver up to 10 tons of laboratory racks filled with equipment, experiments and supplies for outfitting the newly installed U.S. Laboratory Destiny. STS-102 is scheduled to launch March 8 at 6:45 a.m. EST KSC-01pp0355

In the Space Station Processing Facility, the payload canister (right)...

In the Space Station Processing Facility, the payload canister (right) waits for the arrival of the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo (left), suspended from an overhead crane. The MPLM is being transferre... More

In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo, suspended from an overhead crane, glides across the room to a payload canister for transfer to Launch Pad 39B and installation in Space Shuttle Discovery. The Leonardo, one of Italy’s major contributions to the International Space Station program, is a reusable logistics carrier. It is the primary delivery system used to resupply and return Station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Leonardo is the primary payload on mission STS-102 and will deliver up to 10 tons of laboratory racks filled with equipment, experiments and supplies for outfitting the newly installed U.S. Laboratory Destiny. STS-102 is scheduled to launch March 8 at 6:45 a.m. EST KSC-01pp0354

In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Multi-Purpose Logistics ...

In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo, suspended from an overhead crane, glides across the room to a payload canister for transfer to Launch Pad 39B and installat... More

In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane begins lifting the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo. The MPLM is being moved to the payload canister for transfer to Launch Pad 39B and installation in Space Shuttle Discovery. The Leonardo, one of Italy’s major contributions to the International Space Station program, is a reusable logistics carrier. It is the primary delivery system used to resupply and return Station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Leonardo is the primary payload on mission STS-102 and will deliver up to 10 tons of laboratory racks filled with equipment, experiments and supplies for outfitting the newly installed U.S. Laboratory Destiny. STS-102 is scheduled to launch March 8 at 6:45 a.m. EST KSC-01pp0353

In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane begins lif...

In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane begins lifting the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo. The MPLM is being moved to the payload canister for transfer to Launch Pad 39B and install... More

In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo (left), suspended from an overhead crane, is lowered toward the open doors of the payload canister. The MPLM is being transferred to Launch Pad 39B for installation in Space Shuttle Discovery. Leonardo, one of Italy’s major contributions to the International Space Station program, is a reusable logistics carrier. It is the primary delivery system used to resupply and return Station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Leonardo is the primary payload on mission STS-102 and will deliver up to 10 tons of laboratory racks filled with equipment, experiments and supplies for outfitting the newly installed U.S. Laboratory Destiny. STS-102 is scheduled to launch March 8 at 6:45 a.m. EST KSC-01pp0356

In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Multi-Purpose Logistics ...

In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo (left), suspended from an overhead crane, is lowered toward the open doors of the payload canister. The MPLM is being transf... More

The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo is placed inside the payload canister while workers below and on the side check its progress. The MPLM is being transferred to Launch Pad 39B for installation in Space Shuttle Discovery. Leonardo, one of Italy’s major contributions to the International Space Station program, is a reusable logistics carrier. It is the primary delivery system used to resupply and return Station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Leonardo is the primary payload on mission STS-102 and will deliver up to 10 tons of laboratory racks filled with equipment, experiments and supplies for outfitting the newly installed U.S. Laboratory Destiny. STS-102 is scheduled to launch March 8 at 6:45 a.m. EST KSC-01pp0357

The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo is placed inside the paylo...

The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo is placed inside the payload canister while workers below and on the side check its progress. The MPLM is being transferred to Launch Pad 39B for installation in Spac... More

In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers attach an overhead crane to the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo. The MPLM is being moved to the payload canister for transfer to Launch Pad 39B and installation in Space Shuttle Discovery. The Leonardo, one of Italy’s major contributions to the International Space Station program, is a reusable logistics carrier. It is the primary delivery system used to resupply and return Station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Leonardo is the primary payload on mission STS-102 and will deliver up to 10 tons of laboratory racks filled with equipment, experiments and supplies for outfitting the newly installed U.S. Laboratory Destiny. STS-102 is scheduled to launch March 8 at 6:45 a.m. EST KSC-01pp0352

In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers attach an overhead c...

In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers attach an overhead crane to the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo. The MPLM is being moved to the payload canister for transfer to Launch Pad 39B and inst... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39B the payload canister, with the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo inside, nears the payload changeout room on the Rotating Service Structure. Umbilical hoses, maintaining a controlled environment for the cargo, are still attached to the lower end of the canister. At the PCR, the payload ground-handling mechanism (PGHM) will be used to transfer Leonardo out of the canister and then into Space Shuttle Discovery’s payload bay. One of Italy’s major contributions to the International Space Station program, Leonardo is a reusable logistics carrier. It is the primary delivery system used to resupply and return Station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Leonardo is the primary payload on mission STS-102 and will deliver up to 10 tons of laboratory racks filled with equipment, experiments and supplies for outfitting the newly installed U.S. Laboratory Destiny. STS-102 is scheduled to launch March 8 at 6:45 a.m. EST KSC01pp0361

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39B the payload canister,...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39B the payload canister, with the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo inside, nears the payload changeout room on the Rotating Service Structure. Umbilical hose... More

As the sky begins to lighten, the payload canister with the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo inside begins moving up the Rotating Service Structure at Launch Pad 39B to the payload changeout room above. From there it will be transferred into Space Shuttle Discovery’s payload bay. Leonardo, one of Italy’s major contributions to the International Space Station program, is a reusable logistics carrier. It is the primary delivery system used to resupply and return Station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Leonardo is the primary payload on mission STS-102 and will deliver up to 10 tons of laboratory racks filled with equipment, experiments and supplies for outfitting the newly installed U.S. Laboratory Destiny. STS-102 is scheduled to launch March 8 at 6:45 a.m. EST KSC-01pp0359

As the sky begins to lighten, the payload canister with the Multi-Purp...

As the sky begins to lighten, the payload canister with the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo inside begins moving up the Rotating Service Structure at Launch Pad 39B to the payload changeout room above. ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39B the payload canister, with the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo inside, is lifted up the Rotating Service Structure to the payload changeout room. Umbilical hoses, maintaining a controlled environment for the cargo, are still attached to the lower end of the canister. From the PCR Leonardo will be transferred into Space Shuttle Discovery’s payload bay. One of Italy’s major contributions to the International Space Station program, Leonardo is a reusable logistics carrier. It is the primary delivery system used to resupply and return Station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Leonardo is the primary payload on mission STS-102 and will deliver up to 10 tons of laboratory racks filled with equipment, experiments and supplies for outfitting the newly installed U.S. Laboratory Destiny. STS-102 is scheduled to launch March 8 at 6:45 a.m. EST KSC01pp0360

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39B the payload canister, ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39B the payload canister, with the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo inside, is lifted up the Rotating Service Structure to the payload changeout room. Umbilica... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39B the payload canister, with the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo inside, is lifted to the payload changeout room on the Rotating Service Structure. Umbilical hoses, maintaining a controlled environment for the cargo, are still attached to the lower end of the canister. At the PCR, the payload ground-handling mechanism (PGHM) will be used to transfer Leonardo out of the canister and then into Space Shuttle Discovery’s payload bay. One of Italy’s major contributions to the International Space Station program, Leonardo is a reusable logistics carrier. It is the primary delivery system used to resupply and return Station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Leonardo is the primary payload on mission STS-102 and will deliver up to 10 tons of laboratory racks filled with equipment, experiments and supplies for outfitting the newly installed U.S. Laboratory Destiny. STS-102 is scheduled to launch March 8 at 6:45 a.m. EST KSC01pp0362

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39B the payload canister,...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39B the payload canister, with the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo inside, is lifted to the payload changeout room on the Rotating Service Structure. Umbilic... More

In the payload changeout room on the Rotating Service Structure, Launch Pad 39B, workers move the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo out of the payload canister. From the PCR Leonardo then will be transferred into Space Shuttle Discovery’s payload bay. One of Italy’s major contributions to the International Space Station program, Leonardo is a reusable logistics carrier. It is the primary delivery system used to resupply and return Station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Leonardo is the primary payload on mission STS-102 and will deliver up to 10 tons of laboratory racks filled with equipment, experiments and supplies for outfitting the newly installed U.S. Laboratory Destiny. STS-102 is scheduled to launch March 8 at 6:45 a.m. EST KSC-01pp0363

In the payload changeout room on the Rotating Service Structure, Launc...

In the payload changeout room on the Rotating Service Structure, Launch Pad 39B, workers move the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo out of the payload canister. From the PCR Leonardo then will be transfer... More

Before dawn, the payload canister with the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo inside arrives at Launch Pad 39B. The canister will be raised to the payload changeout room above (on the Rotating Service Structure) for transfer into Space Shuttle Discovery’s payload bay. Leonardo, one of Italy’s major contributions to the International Space Station program, is a reusable logistics carrier. It is the primary delivery system used to resupply and return Station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Leonardo is the primary payload on mission STS-102 and will deliver up to 10 tons of laboratory racks filled with equipment, experiments and supplies for outfitting the newly installed U.S. Laboratory Destiny. STS-102 is scheduled to launch March 8 at 6:45 a.m. EST KSC-01pp0358

Before dawn, the payload canister with the Multi-Purpose Logistics Mod...

Before dawn, the payload canister with the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo inside arrives at Launch Pad 39B. The canister will be raised to the payload changeout room above (on the Rotating Service Stru... More

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