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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Shuttle Training Aircraft is silhouetted against a sunset sky as it approaches the runway at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission crew members arrived at Kennedy to prepare for launch. STS-126 is the 124th space shuttle flight and the 27th flight to the International Space Station. The 15-day mission will feature four spacewalks and work that will prepare the space station to house six crew members for long- duration missions. Liftoff is scheduled for 7:55 p.m. EST Nov. 14. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
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KSC-08pd3626
Date Created
November 11, 2008
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Kennedy Space Center, FL
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