KSC-2009-4558
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In In the Payload Changeout Room on NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A, STS-128 crew members relax after looking over the payloads to be installed in space shuttle Discovery. At left is Mission Specialist Patrick Forrester; at center is Pilot Kevin Ford; at right are Mission Specialists Nicole Stott and Danny Olivas. The crew is at Kennedy to take part in the terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT, which includes equipment familiarization, emergency exit training and a simulated countdown. On the STS-128 mission, 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. Launch is targeted for late August. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
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KSC-2009-4558
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August 7, 2009
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Kennedy Space Center, FL
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