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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-114 crew gathers at Launch Pad 39B for media questions. Seen from left are Mission Specialists Stephen Robinson, Wendy Lawrence and Andrew Thomas, Pilot James Kelly, Commander Eileen Collins, and Mission Specialists Charles Camarda and Soichi Noguchi, who is with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Behind them on top of the pad can be seen the Solid Rocket Boosters and External Tank of Space Shuttle Discovery, designated as the launch vehicle for Return to Flight mission STS-114. The launch window is July 13 to July 31. The crew is at KSC for Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT is held at KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight. It provides the crew of each mission an opportunity to participate in simulated countdown activities. The test ends with a mock launch countdown culminating in a simulated main engine cutoff. The crew also spends time undergoing emergency egress training exercises at the launch pad.