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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- An interactive docking simulator developed by Lockheed Martin gave STS-134 launch guests at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida the opportunity to fly a realistic docking maneuver with the International Space Station. The center screen provides the forward view to the docking target while the white T-shaped handle is used for translation corrections during the maneuver. The Sensor Test for Orion Relnav Risk Mitigation, or STORRM, flight test planned for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 mission will mature the sensor technologies to make these docking operations easier and safer for America's next-generation exploration spacecraft. STS-134 also will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-3, Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS), a high-pressure gas tank and additional spare parts for the Dextre robotic helper to the space station. Endeavour was scheduled to launch at 3:47 p.m. on April 29, but that attempt was scrubbed for at least 72 hours while engineers assess an issue associated with the shuttle's Auxiliary Power Unit 1. STS-134 will be the final spaceflight for Endeavour. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov_mission_pages_shuttle_shuttlemissions_sts134_index.html. Photo credit: NASA_Jack Pfaller