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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After their arrival at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the STS-119 crew members head across the tarmac to greet the media for a question-and-answer session. Leading the way is Commander Lee Archambault followed by Pilot Tony Antonelli, and Mission Specialists Joseph Acaba, Steve Swanson, Richard Arnold, John Phillips and Koichi Wakata. Wakata represents the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and will fly on the mission to the International Space Station to remain behind as a member of the Expedition 18 crew. The crew flew to Kennedy to take part in terminal countdown demonstration test activities, which include equipment familiarization and emergency exit training and culminate in a simulated launch countdown. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett