CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 Commander Rick Sturckow taxis the T-38 training jet onto NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. Mission Specialist Patrick Forrester is in the seat behind him. The astronauts will be taking part in terminal countdown demonstration test activities that include equipment familiarization and emergency egress training, and will culminate in a simulated launch countdown aboard Discovery. The mission will deliver a new crew member and 33,000 pounds of equipment to the International Space Station. The equipment includes scien
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 Commander Rick Sturckow taxis the T-38 training jet onto NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. Mission Specialist Patrick Forrester is in the seat behind him. The astronauts will be taking part in terminal countdown demonstration test activities that include equipment familiarization and emergency egress training, and will culminate in a simulated launch countdown aboard Discovery. The mission will deliver a new crew member and 33,000 pounds of equipment to the International Space Station. The equipment includes science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. Launch of Discovery is targeted for late August.
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