KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-121 crew have breakfast in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center before suiting up for the simulated countdown at the launch pad. Seated left to right are Mission Specialists Thomas Reiter of Germany and Michael Fossum, Pilot Mark Kelly, Commander Steven Lindsey, and Mission Specialists Lisa Nowak, Piers Sellers and Stephanie Wilson. Reiter represents the European Space Agency. The crew is taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, including the dress rehearsal for launch. Mission STS-121 is scheduled to be launched July 1. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Location Kennedy Space Center, FL
Date June 15, 2006