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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – STS-127 Mission Specialists Tim Kopra (left) and Tom Marshburn are in the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to gain familiarization with hardware and equipment that will be used on the mission. Other crew members are Commander Mark Polansky, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialists Christopher Cassidy, Dave Wolf and Julie Payette. The mission payload includes the Japanese Experiment Module, or JEM, Extended Facility and the Inter-orbit Communication System Extended Facility, or ICS-EF. Equipment familiarization is part of a Crew Equipment Interface Test. The payload will be launched to the International Space Station aboard the space shuttle Endeavour on the STS-127 mission, targeted for launch on May 15, 2009. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd3232

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – STS-127 Mission Specialists Tim Kopra (left) and Tom Marshburn are in the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to gain familiarization with hardware More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-127 crew members discuss some of the equipment for the mission. From left are Mission Specialists Tim Kopra, Tom Marshburn, Dave Wolf and Christopher Cassidy. Other crew members are Commander Mark Polansky, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialist Julie Payette. The mission payload includes the Japanese Experiment Module, or JEM, Extended Facility and the Inter-orbit Communication System Extended Facility, or ICS-EF. Equipment familiarization is part of a Crew Equipment Interface Test. The payload will be launched to the International Space Station aboard the space shuttle Endeavour on the STS-127 mission, targeted for launch on May 15, 2009. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd3233

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-127 crew members discuss some of the equipment for the mission. From left are Mission Specialists More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, astronauts with the STS-127 mission look at camera equipment they will use on the mission to the International Space Station. From left are Mission Specialists Tim Kopra, Dave Wolf and Christopher Cassidy. Kopra will remain with the Expedition 19 crew on the station. The crew members are at Kennedy for a crew equipment interface test, which provides hands-on training and observation of shuttle and flight hardware. Endeavour will deliver the Japanese Experiment Module's Experiment Logistics Module-Exposed Section, or ELM-ES, to the space station on STS-127. Launch is targeted for mid-June, 2009. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-2123

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, astronauts with the STS-127 mission look at camera equipment they will use on the mission to the Internationa More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-127 crew members listen to instructions about emergency exit from the shuttle. Standing left to right are Mission Specialist Julie Payette, Commander Mark Polansky (behind Payette), Mission Specialists Tim Kopra, Dave Wolf and Tom Marshburn. Payette represents the Canadian Space Agency. 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 KSC-2009-3413

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-127 crew members listen to instructions about emergency exit from the shuttle. Standing left to right are Mission Specia More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the slidewire basket landing area near Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-127 crew members learn about landing procedures during an emergency exit from the pad. From left are Mission Specialist Tom Marshburn, Commander Mark Polansky, and Mission Specialists Tim Kopra, Julie Payette, Christopher Cassidy, Dave Wolf and (far right) Pilot Doug Hurley. 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 KSC-2009-3417

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the slidewire basket landing area near Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-127 crew members learn about landing procedures during an emergency exit from the More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-127 Mission Specialists Tim Kopra, Dave Wolf and Tom Marshburn are seated inside space shuttle Endeavour. The astronauts are taking part in a simulated launch countdown, which concludes the terminal countdown demonstration test. 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 scheduled for June 13 at 7:17 a.m. EDT. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-3529

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-127 Mission Specialists Tim Kopra, Dave Wolf and Tom Marshburn are seated inside space shuttle Endeavour. The astronauts More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-127 Commander Mark Polansky, at microphone, addresses the media and those on hand to welcome the STS-127 crew to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Polansky and the other members of the crew arrived from Houston aboard the Shuttle Training Aircraft in the background to get ready for launch on space shuttle Endeavour on June 13. From left are Mission Specialists Tim Kopra, Julie Payette of the Canadian Space Agency, and Tom Marshburn; Commander Mark Polansky; Pilot Doug Hurley; and Mission Specialists Christopher Cassidy and Dave Wolf. The STS-127 mission is the final of three flights dedicated to the assembly of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory complex on the International Space Station. Endeavour will deliver the Japanese Experiment Module's Exposed Facility, or JEM-EF, and the Experiment Logistics Module-Exposed Section, or ELM-ES, to the space station on STS-127. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-3622

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-127 Commander Mark Polansky, at microphone, addresses the media and those on hand to welcome the STS-127 crew to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florid More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-127 Mission Specialist Christopher Cassidy, at microphone, addresses the media and those on hand to welcome the STS-127 crew to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Cassidy and the other members of the crew arrived from Houston aboard the Shuttle Training Aircraft in the background to get ready for launch on space shuttle Endeavour on June 13. From left are Mission Specialists Tim Kopra, Julie Payette of the Canadian Space Agency, and Tom Marshburn; Mission Specialist Christopher Cassidy; Commander Mark Polansky; Pilot Doug Hurley; and Mission Specialist Dave Wolf. The STS-127 mission is the final of three flights dedicated to the assembly of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory complex on the International Space Station. Endeavour will deliver the Japanese Experiment Module's Exposed Facility, or JEM-EF, and the Experiment Logistics Module-Exposed Section, or ELM-ES, to the space station on STS-127. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-3629

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-127 Mission Specialist Christopher Cassidy, at microphone, addresses the media and those on hand to welcome the STS-127 crew to NASA's Kennedy Space C More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The STS-127 crew poses for a group portrait following their arrival at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left are Mission Specialists Tim Kopra, Tom Marshburn, Christopher Cassidy, and Julie Payette of the Canadian Space Agency; Commander Mark Polansky; Pilot Doug Hurley; and Mission Specialist Dave Wolf. The crew arrived from Houston aboard the Shuttle Training Aircraft in the background to get ready for launch on space shuttle Endeavour on June 13. The STS-127 mission is the final of three flights dedicated to the assembly of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory complex on the International Space Station. Endeavour will deliver the Japanese Experiment Module's Exposed Facility, or JEM-EF, and the Experiment Logistics Module-Exposed Section, or ELM-ES, to the space station on STS-127. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-3632

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The STS-127 crew poses for a group portrait following their arrival at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left are Mission Specialists Tim Kopra, More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After arriving at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to prepare for space shuttle Endeavour's July 11 launch on the 29th assembly flight to the International Space Station, the STS-127 crew members line up to greet the media. From left are Mission Specialists Tim Kopra, Tom Marshburn and Christopher Cassidy, Commander Mark Polansky, Mission Specialists Dave Wolf and Julie Payette, and Pilot Doug Hurley. Kopra is making his first shuttle flight and will remain on the International Space Station as the Expedition 20 flight engineer. Payette is with the Canadian Space Agency. This will be the third launch attempt due to the leak of hydrogen gas at the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate during tanking on two previous attempts, June 13 and June 17. The STS-127 mission is the final of three flights dedicated to the assembly of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory complex. Endeavour will deliver the Japanese Experiment Module's Exposed Facility, or JEM-EF, and the Experiment Logistics Module-Exposed Section, or ELM-ES. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-3890

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After arriving at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to prepare for space shuttle Endeavour's July 11 launch on the 29th assembly flight to the International Space Station, the STS-12 More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After arriving at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to prepare for space shuttle Endeavour's July 11 launch on the 29th assembly flight to the International Space Station, the STS-127 crew members pose for a final photo before leaving the Shuttle Landing Facility. From left are Mission Specialists Tim Kopra, Tom Marshburn and Christopher Cassidy, Commander Mark Polansky, Mission Specialists Dave Wolf and Julie Payette, and Pilot Doug Hurley. Kopra is making his first shuttle flight and will remain on the International Space Station as the Expedition 20 flight engineer. Payette is with the Canadian Space Agency. This will be the third launch attempt due to the leak of hydrogen gas at the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate during tanking on two previous attempts, June 13 and June 17. The STS-127 mission is the final of three flights dedicated to the assembly of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory complex. Endeavour will deliver the Japanese Experiment Module's Exposed Facility, or JEM-EF, and the Experiment Logistics Module-Exposed Section, or ELM-ES. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-3891

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After arriving at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to prepare for space shuttle Endeavour's July 11 launch on the 29th assembly flight to the International Space Station, the STS-12 More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-133 crew members look on as SSPF technicians below describe the payload. From left to right are Mission Specialists Tim Kopra, Nicole Stott, Michael Barratt and Pilot Eric Boe. The astronauts are at Kennedy to participate in the Payload Crew Equipment Interface Test, or CEIT, which gives the crew an opportunity for hands-on training with tools they'll be using in space and familiarization of the payload they will be delivering to the International Space Station. Launch of space shuttle Discovery is targeted for Nov. 1 at 4:40 p.m. EDT. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/shuttle. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-2010-4562

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-133 crew members look on as SSPF technicians below describe the payload. From left to right are Mi More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-133 Mission Specialists Tim Kopra (left) and Alvin Drew inspect a component of the payload as Mission Specialist Michael Barratt and Pilot Eric Boe look on. The astronauts are at Kennedy to participate in the Payload Crew Equipment Interface Test, or CEIT, which gives the crew an opportunity for hands-on training with tools they'll be using in space and familiarization of the payload they will be delivering to the International Space Station. Launch of space shuttle Discovery is targeted for Nov. 1 at 4:40 p.m. EDT. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/shuttle. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-2010-4563

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-133 Mission Specialists Tim Kopra (left) and Alvin Drew inspect a component of the payload as Miss More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-133 Commander Steve Lindsey speaks to the media gathered for his crew’s arrival at the Shuttle Landing Facility. From left are Mission Specialists Nicole Stott, Michael Barratt; Pilot Eric Boe and Mission Specialists Tim Kopra and Alvin Drew. The STS-133 crew members are at Kennedy for a practice launch dress rehearsal called the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) in preparation for their upcoming mission. TCDT provides each shuttle crew and launch team with an opportunity to participate in various simulated countdown activities, including equipment familiarization and emergency training. Space shuttle Discovery and its STS-133 crew will deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for Nov. 1 at 4:40 p.m. For more information on the STS-133 mission, visit www.nasa.gov/shuttle. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2010-5082

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-133 Commander Steve Lindsey speaks to the media gathered for his crew’s arrival at the Shuttle Landing Facility. From left are Mission Spec More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-133 Commander Steve Lindsey prepares to practice driving an M-113 armored personnel carrier. Behind him, from left are Mission Specialists Michael Barratt and Alvin Drew, Pilot Eric Boe, and Mission Specialists Tim Kopra and Nicole Stott. An M-113 is kept at the foot of the launch pad in case an emergency egress from the vicinity of the pad is needed, and training on the vehicle is part of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT). TCDT provides each shuttle crew and launch team an opportunity to participate in various simulated activities, including equipment familiarization and a launch countdown. Space shuttle Discovery and its STS-133 crew will deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for Nov. 1 at 4:40 p.m. For more information on the STS-133 mission, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts133/. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2010-5110

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-133 Commander Steve Lindsey prepares to practice driving an M-113 armored personnel carrier. Behind him, from left are Mission Specialists More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the crew members of space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 mission experience the interior of an M-113 armored personnel carrier. From left are Pilot Eric Boe, Mission Specialists Tim Kopra and Michael Barratt, Battalion Chief David Seymour, Mission Specialist Nicole Stott, Commander Steve Lindsey and Mission Specialist Alvin Drew. An M-113 is kept at the foot of the launch pad in case an emergency egress from the vicinity of the pad is needed, and training on the vehicle is part of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT). TCDT provides each shuttle crew and launch team an opportunity to participate in various simulated activities, including equipment familiarization and a launch countdown. Space shuttle Discovery and its STS-133 crew will deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for Nov. 1 at 4:40 p.m. For more information on the STS-133 mission, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts133/. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2010-5105

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the crew members of space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 mission experience the interior of an M-113 armored personnel carrier. From left are Pilo More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the crew members of space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 pose in front of an M-113 armored personnel carrier. From left, are Mission Specialists Michael Barratt and Nicole Stott, Pilot Eric Boe, Commander Steve Lindsey, and Mission Specialists Tim Kopra and Alvin Drew. An M-113 is kept at the foot of the launch pad in case an emergency egress from the vicinity of the pad is needed, and training on the vehicle is part of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT). TCDT provides each shuttle crew and launch team an opportunity to participate in various simulated activities, including equipment familiarization and a launch countdown. Space shuttle Discovery and its STS-133 crew will deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for Nov. 1 at 4:40 p.m. For more information on the STS-133 mission, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts133/. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2010-5119

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the crew members of space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 pose in front of an M-113 armored personnel carrier. From left, are Mission Specialists M More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-133 crew members pose for a photo in Launch Pad 39A's White Room during the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT). From left are Mission Specialists Nicole Stott, Alvin Drew, Pilot Eric Boe, Mission Specialists Tim Kopra and Michael Barratt, and Commander Steve Lindsey. TCDT provides each shuttle crew and launch team an opportunity to participate in various simulated activities, including equipment familiarization and a launch countdown. Space shuttle Discovery and its STS-133 crew will deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for Nov. 1 at 4:40 p.m. For more information on the STS-133 mission, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts133/. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2010-5159

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-133 crew members pose for a photo in Launch Pad 39A's White Room during the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT). From left are Mis More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-133 crew members pose in front of the space shuttle wall tribute in the Vehicle Assembly Building. Kennedy employees who have supported the Space Shuttle Program throughout the last 30 years have been signing the wall as a tribute to the program. From left are Commander Steve Lindsey, Pilot Eric Boe, and Mission Specialists Tim Kopra, Nicole Stott, Alvin Drew, and Michael Barratt. TCDT provides each shuttle crew and launch team an opportunity to participate in various simulated activities, including equipment familiarization and a launch countdown. Space shuttle Discovery and its STS-133 crew will deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for Nov. 1 at 4:40 p.m. For more information on the STS-133 mission, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts133/. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2010-5168

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-133 crew members pose in front of the space shuttle wall tribute in the Vehicle Assembly Building. Kennedy employees who have supported the More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the members of the STS-133 crew take time out from the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) training to pose for a group portrait in the pad's White Room. From left are Mission Specialists Alvin Drew, Nicole Stott; Pilot Eric Boe; Mission Specialists Tim Kopra, Michael Barratt and Commander Steve Lindsey. TCDT provides each shuttle crew and launch team an opportunity to participate in various simulated activities, including equipment familiarization and a launch countdown. Space shuttle Discovery and its STS-133 crew will deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for Nov. 1 at 4:40 p.m. For more information on the STS-133 mission, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts133/. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2010-5158

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the members of the STS-133 crew take time out from the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) training to pose for a gr More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-133 crew members pose for a photo after checking out their mission's payload while at Launch Pad 39A for the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT). From left, are Commander Steve Lindsey, Pilot Eric Boe, and Mission Specialists Tim Kopra, Michael Barratt, Nicole Stott, and Alvin Drew. Discovery and its STS-133 crew will deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for 4:40 p.m. EDT, Nov. 1. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2010-5227

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-133 crew members pose for a photo after checking out their mission's payload while at Launch Pad 39A for the Terminal Countdown Demonstrati More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated pad emergency on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-133 Mission Specialists Tim Kopra, left, and Alvin Drew hop in a slidewire basket that would take them to a safe bunker below the pad in an unlikely emergency situation. The emergency training while aboard space shuttle Discovery is part of a week-long Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT). Discovery and its STS-133 crew will deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for Nov. 1 at 4:40 p.m. For more information on the STS-133 mission, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts133/. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2010-5216

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a simulated pad emergency on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-133 Mission Specialists Tim Kopra, left, and Alvin Drew hop in a slidewire basket that w More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the STS-133 crew takes a break from a simulated launch countdown and simulated pad emergency to take a group photo on the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39A. From left are, Pilot Eric Boe, Mission Specialist Michael Barratt, Commander Steve Lindsey, and Mission Specialists Tim Kopra, Nicole Stott, and Alvin Drew. The simulations are part of a week-long Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT). Discovery and its STS-133 crew will deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for Nov. 1 at 4:40 p.m. For more information on the STS-133 mission, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts133/. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2010-5242

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the STS-133 crew takes a break from a simulated launch countdown and simulated pad emergency to take a group photo on the 195-foot level of Lau More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the STS-133 crew takes a break from a simulated launch countdown to ham it up on the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39A. From left are, Pilot Eric Boe, Mission Specialist Michael Barratt, Commander Steve Lindsey, and Mission Specialists Tim Kopra, Nicole Stott, and Alvin Drew. The simulation is part of a week-long Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT). Discovery and its STS-133 crew will deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for Nov. 1 at 4:40 p.m. For more information on the STS-133 mission, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts133/. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2010-5278

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the STS-133 crew takes a break from a simulated launch countdown to ham it up on the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39A. From left are, Pilot Eri More