CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 Mission Specialist Nicole Stott drives an M-113 armored personnel carrier. Behind Stott are (from left) Commander Rick Sturckow and Pilot Kevin Ford, who already took their turns at driving the M-113. The crew is at Kennedy for a launch dress rehearsal called the terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT, which includes emergency exit training and equipment familiarization, as well as a simulated launch countdown. Launch of Discovery is targeted for late August. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Location Kennedy Space Center, FL
Date August 5, 2009