STS-35 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, is towed to KSC VAB
Description: Spectators and Kennedy Space Center (KSC) workers watch as Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, is towed atop a trailer to KSC's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Once in the VAB, OV-102 will be bolted to the external tank (ET) on the mobile launcher platform. OV-102 is being prepared for STS-35 Astronomy Laboratory 1 (ASTRO-1) mission scheduled for launch in mid-May. View provided by KSC with alternate number KSC-90PC-690.