KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Astronauts are in the Space Station Processing Facility to familiarize themselves with the various elements to be installed on the International Space Station on future spaceflights. Seen here in the Columbus module are (front) Michael Fincke, Frank DeWinne and Sandra Magnuson; (back) Salizhan Sharipov, Soichi Noguchi and Tim Kopra. With construction of the Space Station the primary focus of future shuttle missions, astronaut crews will be working with one or more of the elements and hardware already being processed in the SSPF. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Location Kennedy Space Center, FL
Date February 5, 2007