Crew prepares to board Space Shuttle Atlantis
KSP20021007003 -- KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Commander Jeff Ashby leads crew members to the Crew Transport Vehicle as they depart for Launch Complex 39B on Oct. 7, 2002, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Following Commander Ashby are (from right to left), are pilot Pam Melroy and Mission Specialists Sandra Magnus, David Wolf and Piers Sellers. The crew is scheduled for launch on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis, which will deliver a truss to the International Space Station. rlw/Marino-Cantrell UPI
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