CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana addresses the National Space Club Florida Committee during its monthly meeting at the Radisson at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. His speech, titled “KSC -- Today and Tomorrow,” addressed the future of NASA and possible changes to the space shuttle launch schedule later this month. The committee, headquartered on Florida's Space Coast, is a non-profit corporation composed of private individuals representing industry, government, regional educational institutions and the media. NASA_Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance EV_IV Integrated Operations work control specialist Jennifer Peterson, dressed in a flight-and-entry suit, prepares to demonstrate the crew equipment inside a mock-up of an Orion crew exploration vehicle. The mock-up details the interior components of the vehicle including seat layout and the subsystem components on the outside of the pressure vessel. Orion mock-ups also have been used to verify accessibility of the servicing locations at the launch pad and in the Vehicle Assembly Building. For information on the development of the Orion capsule, visit www.nasa.gov_orion. Photo credit: NASA_Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a mock-up of the Orion crew exploration vehicle is on display. The mock-up details the interior components of the vehicle including seat layout and the subsystem components on the outside of the pressure vessel. Orion mock-ups also have been used to verify accessibility of the servicing locations at the launch pad and in the Vehicle Assembly Building. For information on the development of the Orion capsule, visit www.nasa.gov_orion. Photo credit: NASA_Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana addresses the National Space Club Florida Committee during its monthly meeting at the Radisson at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. His speech, titled “KSC -- Today and Tomorrow,” addressed the future of NASA and possible changes to the space shuttle launch schedule later this month. The committee, headquartered on Florida's Space Coast, is a non-profit corporation composed of private individuals representing industry, government, regional educational institutions and the media. NASA_Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Joint Extravehicular NBL ORION Mockup, or JENOM, is on display. The mock-up details the interior components of the vehicle including seat layout and the subsystem components on the outside of the pressure vessel. Orion mock-ups also have been used to verify accessibility of the servicing locations at the launch pad and in the Vehicle Assembly Building. For information on the development of the Orion capsule, visit www.nasa.gov_orion. Photo credit: NASA_Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana addresses the National Space Club Florida Committee during its monthly meeting at the Radisson at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. His speech, titled “KSC -- Today and Tomorrow,” addressed the future of NASA and possible changes to the space shuttle launch schedule later this month. The committee, headquartered on Florida's Space Coast, is a non-profit corporation composed of private individuals representing industry, government, regional educational institutions and the media. NASA_Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana talks with Tim Yang, the executive vice president of Yang Enterprises Inc., during the National Space Club Florida Committee's monthly meeting at the Radisson at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. His speech, titled “KSC -- Today and Tomorrow,” addressed the future of NASA and possible changes to the space shuttle launch schedule later this month. The committee, headquartered on Florida's Space Coast, is a non-profit corporation composed of private individuals representing industry, government, regional educational institutions and the media. NASA_Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Members of the National Space Club Florida Committee socialize during their monthly meeting at the Radisson at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana was the guest speaker. He addressed the future of NASA and possible changes to the space shuttle launch schedule later this month with his speech, titled “KSC -- Today and Tomorrow.' The committee, headquartered on Florida's Space Coast, is a non-profit corporation composed of private individuals representing industry, government, regional educational institutions and the media. NASA_Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance space suit specialists prepare to demonstrate the placement of crew seats and equipment inside an Orion crew exploration vehicle mock-up. Crew escape equipment suit technician Andre Denard, the STS-132 crew chief, assists United Space Alliance EV_IV Integrated Operations work control specialist Jennifer Peterson, as she dresses in a flight-and-entry suit. Looking on is crew escape equipment suit engineer Thomas Carlton. The mock-up details the interior components of the vehicle including seat layout and the subsystem components on the outside of the pressure vessel. Orion mock-ups also have been used to verify accessibility of the servicing locations at the launch pad and in the Vehicle Assembly Building. For information on the development of the Orion capsule, visit www.nasa.gov_orion. Photo credit: NASA_Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance EV_IV Integrated Operations work control specialist Jennifer Peterson, dressed in a flight-and-entry suit, demonstrates the placement of an astronaut inside a mock-up of an Orion crew exploration vehicle. The mock-up details the interior components of the vehicle including seat layout and the subsystem components on the outside of the pressure vessel. Orion mock-ups also have been used to verify accessibility of the servicing locations at the launch pad and in the Vehicle Assembly Building. For information on the development of the Orion capsule, visit www.nasa.gov_orion. Photo credit: NASA_Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, employees peruse exhibits surrounding a mock-up of the Orion crew exploration vehicle. The mock-up details the interior components of the vehicle including seat layout and the subsystem components on the outside of the pressure vessel. Orion mock-ups also have been used to verify accessibility of the servicing locations at the launch pad and in the Vehicle Assembly Building. For information on the development of the Orion capsule, visit www.nasa.gov_orion. Photo credit: NASA_Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance EV_IV Integrated Operations work control specialist Jennifer Peterson, dressed in a flight-and-entry suit, stands in for an astronaut for a demonstration inside a mock-up of an Orion crew exploration vehicle. The mock-up details the interior components of the vehicle including seat layout and the subsystem components on the outside of the pressure vessel. Orion mock-ups also have been used to verify accessibility of the servicing locations at the launch pad and in the Vehicle Assembly Building. For information on the development of the Orion capsule, visit www.nasa.gov_orion. Photo credit: NASA_Jim Grossmann