Stock Photo - 04/08/2002 _ STS_110 Pilot Stephen Frick jokes with the Closeout Crew in the White Room as he makes final preparations to enter Space Shuttle Atlantis for launch. The White Room provides entry into the cockpit area of the orbiter. This is Frick´s first Shuttle flight. STS_110 is carrying the S0 Integrated Truss Structure and Mobile Transporter MT on this 13th assembly flight to the International Space Station. On the 11_day mission, astronauts will make four spacewalks to attach the S0 truss, which will become the backbone of the Space Station, to the U.S. Lab, Destiny. The MT, a space railcar, is attached to the truss segment and will make its debut run during the flight. Launch is scheduled for 4:40 p.m. EDT 20:40 GMT

Stock Photo: 04/08/2002 - STS-110 Pilot Stephen Frick jokes with the Closeout Crew in the White Room as he makes final preparations to enter Space Shuttle Atlantis for.

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