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Science steps up on International Space Station with new experiments, fresh crew to operate them
Space Shuttle Endeavour, set to launch Nov. 29 on the STS-108 mission, will deliver a fourth crew to the International Space Station -- winding up a record-breaking year of Shuttle missions that completed the first phase of the Station's orbital assembly and marked the beginning of the Station's research program. Earlier this year, a Space Station crew member captured this view of Endeavour on its way to the orbital outpost. Topography in northern Africa serves as the backdrop for the scene. Raffaello, a Multi-purpose Logistics Module filled with experiments, can be seen in Endeavour's payload bay. STS-108 will carry Raffaello, packed with more experiments, on its second trip to the Station. Raffaello was built by the Italian Space Agency and managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

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Space Shuttle Endeavour, set to launch Nov. 29 on the STS-108 mission, will deliver a fourth crew to the International Space Station -- winding up a record-breaking year of Shuttle missions that completed the first phase of the Station's orbital assembly and marked the beginning of the Station's research program. Earlier this year, a Space Station crew member captured this view of Endeavour on its way to the orbital outpost. Topography in northern Africa serves as the backdrop for the scene. Raffaello, a Multi-purpose Logistics Module filled with experiments, can be seen in Endeavour's payload bay. STS-108 will carry Raffaello, packed with more experiments, on its second trip to the Station. Raffaello was built by the Italian Space Agency and managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

PHOTO: NASA/JSC

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Getting experiments to the International Space Station is the job of the Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module. Raffaello is making its second trip to the Space Station on the STS-108 Shuttle Flight. Shown here in the Space Shuttle Endeavor's payload bay, Raffaello successfully delivered many experiments to the Station last April. Since the first payload reached the Station in September 2000, more than 4.6 tons (4,200 kilograms) of research hardware and experiments have been delivered to the Station, much of it carried inside logistics modules. Raffaello was built by the Italian Space Agency and managed by the Flight Projects Directorate at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

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Getting experiments to the International Space Station is the job of the Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module. Raffaello is making its second trip to the Space Station on the STS-108 Shuttle Flight. Shown here in the Space Shuttle Endeavor's payload bay, Raffaello successfully delivered many experiments to the Station last April. Since the first payload reached the Station in September 2000, more than 4.6 tons (4,200 kilograms) of research hardware and experiments have been delivered to the Station, much of it carried inside logistics modules. Raffaello was built by the Italian Space Agency and managed by the Flight Projects Directorate at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

PHOTO: NASA/JSC

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The Space Shuttle Endeavour will carry four Shuttle-based experiments on the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier - a platform that engineers designed to fit in the rear of the Shuttle in a space normally not used for payloads. STS-108 is the first flight of this new carrier designed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The carrier will make it possible to fly additional low-cost science payloads in the Shuttle or deliver replacement parts to the International Space Station.

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The Space Shuttle Endeavour will carry four Shuttle-based experiments on the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier - a platform that engineers designed to fit in the rear of the Shuttle in a space normally not used for payloads. STS-108 is the first flight of this new carrier designed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The carrier will make it possible to fly additional low-cost science payloads in the Shuttle or deliver replacement parts to the International Space Station.

PHOTO: NASA/JSC

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The Space Shuttle Endeavor payload bay is loaded with two carriers - the Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (green/front) and the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure (multicolored/rear) - both developed by the Flight Projects Directorate at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. During the STS-108 mission, set for launch Nov. 29, Endeavor will dock with the Space Station, and the crew will use the Station's robot arm to remove Raffaello and attach it to the Station. Then the crew can enter Raffaello and transport research equipment to the Station's Destiny laboratory module. On its first flight, the Lightweight Carrier will fly behind Raffaello and transport four science payloads in a normally unused portion of the Shuttle bay. The experiments fit in cans, shown here as orange and yellow cans, two mounted on top and two under the structure. The structure is designed so it is easy to remove experiments, replacing them with spare parts that may be needed on the Station.

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The Space Shuttle Endeavor payload bay is loaded with two carriers - the Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (green/front) and the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure (multicolored/rear) - both developed by the Flight Projects Directorate at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. During the STS-108 mission, set for launch Nov. 29, Endeavor will dock with the Space Station, and the crew will use the Station's robot arm to remove Raffaello and attach it to the Station. Then the crew can enter Raffaello and transport research equipment to the Station's Destiny laboratory module. On its first flight, the Lightweight Carrier will fly behind Raffaello and transport four science payloads in a normally unused portion of the Shuttle bay. The experiments fit in cans, shown here as orange and yellow cans, two mounted on top and two under the structure. The structure is designed so it is easy to remove experiments, replacing them with spare parts that may be needed on the Station.

ILLUSTRATION: NASA/MSFC

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The Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier will be making its debut flight on the STS-108 Space Shuttle mission set for launch Nov. 29. The carrier fits in the very rear of the Space Shuttle Endeavour in a space normally not used for payloads. It will carry four science payloads fit in canisters, shown here as gray cans. The orange mounting structure can be removed so science payloads can be replaced quickly and easily with spare parts needed aboard the International Space Station. The white scaffolding structure spans the width of the Shuttle bay and attaches to the sides of the Shuttle's payload bay. This carrier was designed by engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

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The Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier will be making its debut flight on the STS-108 Space Shuttle mission set for launch Nov. 29. The carrier fits in the very rear of the Space Shuttle Endeavour in a space normally not used for payloads. It will carry four science payloads fit in canisters, shown here as gray cans. The orange mounting structure can be removed so science payloads can be replaced quickly and easily with spare parts needed aboard the International Space Station. The white scaffolding structure spans the width of the Shuttle bay and attaches to the sides of the Shuttle's payload bay. This carrier was designed by engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

ILLUSTRATION: NASA/MSFC

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