COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Kennedy Center Media Archive Collection
Record
Description:
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Near Launch Pad 39A, STS-118 Mission Specialist Tracy Caldwell practices using a video camera to film the external tank/solid rocket booster stack on Space Shuttle Endeavour. Caldwell will capture the separation of the tank from Endeavour after launch. The STS-118 crew is at Kennedy to take part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, including M-113 training, payload familiarization, emergency egress training at the pad and a simulated launch countdown. The payload aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour includes the S5 truss, a SPACEHAB module and external stowage platform 3. The STS-118 mission is the 22nd flight to the International Space Station and is targeted for launch on Aug. 7. NASA/George Shelton
Release Date:
07/17/2007
Photo Credit:
NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Release:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899
facet_what:
International Space Station (ISS)
facet_where:
Florida
facet_when:
07-17-2007
facet_when_year:
2007
Photo Number:
KSC-07PD-1923
UID:
SPD-KSCMA-KSC-07PD-1923
