KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After a three-day series of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities, the crew of mission STS-121 are leaving NASA's Kennedy Space Center to return to Houston. Walking to the plane at the Shuttle Landing Facility are Commander Steven Lindsey (left) and Mission Specialist Michael Fossum. The TCDT includes equipment familiarization, emergency egress training and a simulated launch countdown. Mission STS-121 is scheduled to launch July 1. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Location Kennedy Space Center, FL
Date June 16, 2006