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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the slidewire basket landing area near Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-127 Mission Specialist Dave Wolf practices getting out of a basket, which are used for emergency exits from the pad. At far left is Mission Specialist Tim Kopra. Hold the basket steady is Mission Specialist Tom Marshburn. The crew is at Kennedy for a launch dress rehearsal called the terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT, which includes emergency exit training and equipment familiarization. Endeavour's STS-127 mission is the final of three flights dedicated to the assembly of the Japanese Kibo laboratory complex on the International Space Station. Endeavour's launch is targeted for June 13. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett