Stock Photo - 03/25/1999 ___ At Astrotech in Titusville, Fla., technicians with DaimlerChrysler Aerospace and RSC Energia of Korolev, Russia, maneuver a Russian cargo crane, the Strela, which is to be mounted to the exterior of the Russian station segment on the International Space Station ISS. The Strehla has been the focus for two Shuttle crews, STS_96 who are at KSC for a Crew Equipment Interface Test, and STS_101, for payload familiarization. For the first time, STS_96 will include an Integrated Cargo Carrier ICC that will carry the Russian cargo crane, the SPACEHAB Oceaneering Space System Box SHOSS, which is a logistics items carrier, and a U.S._built crane ORU Transfer Device, or OTD that will be stowed on the station for use during future ISS assembly missions. The ICC can carry up to 6,000 lb of unpressurized payload. It was built for SPACEHAB by DaimlerChrysler Aerospace and RSC Energia. STS_96 is targeted for launch on May 24 from Launch Pad 39B. STS_101 is scheduled to launch in early December 1999

Stock Photo: 03/25/1999 --- At Astrotech in Titusville, Fla., technicians with DaimlerChrysler Aerospace and RSC Energia of Korolev, Russia, maneuver a Russian cargo crane.

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