Description:
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-110 crew heads for the Astrovan to take them to the launch pad and a simulated launch countdown. From left are Mission Specialists Jerry Ross, Lee Morin, Steven Smith (rear), Rex Walheim and Ellen Ochoa; Pilot Stephen Frick and Commander Michael Bloomfield. The simulation is part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. TCDT also includes emergency egress training and is held at KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight. Scheduled for launch April 4, the 11-day mission will feature Shuttle Atlantis docking with the International Space Station (ISS) and delivering the S0 truss, the centerpiece-segment of the primary truss structure that will eventually extend over 300 feet
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Release Date:
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03/19/2002
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Photo Credit:
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NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Release:
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899
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facet_who:
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Ellen Ochoa
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facet_what:
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International Space Station (ISS)
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facet_where:
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Florida
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facet_when:
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03-19-2002
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facet_when_year:
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2002
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Photo Number:
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KSC-02PD-0308
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UID:
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SPD-KSCMA-KSC-02PD-0308
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original url:
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http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=9110
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