Space Shuttle Columbia sits atop its transporter in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building awaiting further processing for the flight of STS-107.

Space Shuttle Columbia sits atop its transporter in the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building awaiting further processing for the flight of mission STS-107. Launch is now targeted for no earlier than Jan. 16, 2003. The STS-107 mission will be dedicated to microgravity research. The payloads include the Hitchhiker Bridge, a carrier for the Fast Reaction Experiments Enabling Science, Technology, Applications and Research (FREESTAR) incorporating eight high priority secondary attached Shuttle experiments, and the SHI Research Double Module (SHI/RDM), also known as SPACEHAB.