Stock Photo - 05/30/2002 __ The STS_111 and Expedition 5 crews look toward spectators as they head for the waiting Astrovan that that will take them to Launch Pad 39A and Space Shuttle Endeavour. From front to back are Pilot Paul Lockhart and Commander Kenneth Cockrell, astronaut Peggy Whitson, Expedition 5 cosmonaut Sergei Treschev RSA and Commander Valeri Korzun RSA, and Mission Specialists Philippe Perrin CNES and Franklin Chang_Diaz. STS_111 is the second Utilization Flight to the International Space Station, carrying the Multi_Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo, the Mobile Base System MBS, and a replacement wrist/roll joint for the Canadarm 2. Also onboard Space Shuttle Endeavour is the Expedition 5 crew who will replace Expedition 4 on board the Station. The MBS will be installed on the Mobile Transporter to complete the Canadian Mobile Servicing System, or MSS. The mechanical arm will then have the capability to inchworm from the U.S. Lab Destiny to the MSS and travel along the truss to work sites. Expedition 4 crew members will return to Earth with the STS_111 crew on Endeavour.

Stock Photo: 05/30/2002 -- The STS-111 and Expedition 5 crews look toward spectators as they head for the waiting Astrovan that that will take them to Launch Pad 39A and.

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