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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A closeup of the STS-128 mission patch placed on the M-113 armored personnel carrier that can be used for emergency exit from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 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, as well as a simulated launch countdown. Discovery will deliver 33,000 pounds of equipment to the station, including science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett