S134-E-006531 (17 May 2011) --- Onboard space shuttle Endeavour, astronaut Michael Fincke, STS-134 mission specialist, merely needs to shove off one of his legs and leap and he transports his body from middeck to flight deck. In Earth-bound trainers, such a move required a stationary ladder. A former long-duration occupant of the International Space Station (ISS), Fincke joins five other veteran astronauts for this final mission of Endeavour -- a 16-day affair that will allow the crew to spend almost two full weeks onboard the orbiting ISS/shuttle joint complex. Docking day is a day away from the time this image was recorded. Photo credit: NASA
Date May 17, 2011