SPACEPHOTOS

(11/08/2000) --- On the Fixed Service Structure of Launch Pad 39B, STS-97 Commander Brent Jett (left) watches Pilot Mike Bloomfield (right) adjust a camera. They are taking part in a simulated launch countdown, part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities that also include emergency egress training and familiarization with the payload. The other crew members are Mission Specialists Joe Tanner, Carlos Noriega and Canadian astronaut Marc Garneau. Mission STS-97 is the sixth construction flight to the International Space Station. Its payload includes the P6 Integrated Truss Structure and a photovoltaic (PV) module, with giant solar arrays that will provide power to the Station. The mission includes two spacewalks to complete the solar array connections. STS-97 is scheduled to launch Nov. 30 at 10:05 p.m. EST