
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Practicing emergency egress from Launch Pad 39A, STS-118 Commander Scott Kelly (left) reaches for the pull lever of the slidewire basket. Behind him is Pilot Charlie Hobaugh. At upper left in another basket is Mission Specialist Rick Mastracchio. Other crew members are Mission Specialists Dave Williams, Barbara R. Morgan, Tracy Caldwell and Alvin Drew. Morgan joined NASA's Teacher in Space program in 1985 and was selected as an astronaut in 1998. Williams represents the Canadian Space Agency. The STS-118 mission on Space Shuttle Endeavour is the 22nd flight to the International Space Station and will carry a payload including the S5 truss, a SPACEHAB module and external stowage platform 3. STS-118 is targeted for launch on Aug. 7. NASA/George Shelton
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July 19, 2007
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