KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Im Inneren der Bucht 3 der Orbiter Processing Facility im Kennedy Space Center der NASA werfen die STS-121 Missionsspezialistin Lisa Nowak und Kommandant Steven Lindsey einen genauen Blick auf die Flügelspitze von Discovery, der Trägerrakete für die Mission. Sie und andere Besatzungsmitglieder -- Pilot Mark Kelly und die Missionsspezialisten Stephanie Wilson, Michael Fossum und Piers Sellers -- befinden sich in Kennedy für einen Test der Crew-Ausrüstung, der praktische Erfahrungen mit Ausrüstung bietet, die sie im Orbit einsetzen werden. Der Start von STS-121, der zweiten Rückflug-Mission, ist frühestens im Mai geplant. Bildnachweis: NASA / Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd0288

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Wearing their launch suits, the STS-103 crew exit the Operations and Checkout Building at KSC, heading for the Astrovan that will take them to Launch Pad 39B and more Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. In front (left to right) are Pilot Scott J. Kelly and Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr.; in the second row are Mission Specialists John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.) and Jean-François Clervoy of France, who is with the European Space Agency (ESA); in the third row are C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.) and Claude Nicollier of Switzerland, also with ESA; and at the rear is Mission Specialist Steven L. Smith. The TCDT provides the crew with emergency egress training, opportunities to inspect their mission payloads in the orbiter's payload bay, and simulated countdown exercises. STS-103 is a "call-up" mission due to the need to replace and repair portions of the Hubble Space Telescope, including the gyroscopes that allow the telescope to point at stars, galaxies and planets. The STS-103 crew will be replacing a Fine Guidance Sensor, an older computer with a new enhanced model, an older data tape recorder with a solid-state digital recorder, a failed spare transmitter with a new one, and degraded insulation on the telescope with new thermal insulation. The crew will also install a Battery Voltage/Temperature Improvement Kit to protect the spacecraft batteries from overcharging and overheating when the telescope goes into a safe mode. Four EVA's are planned to make the necessary repairs and replacements on the telescope. The mission is targeted for launch Dec. 6 at 2:37 a.m. EST KSC-99pp1322

Wearing their launch suits, the STS-103 crew exit the Operations and Checkout Building at KSC, heading for the Astrovan that will take them to Launch Pad 39B and more Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. In front (left to right) are Pilot Scott J. Kelly and Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr.; in the second row are Mission Specialists John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.) and Jean-François Clervoy of France, who is with the European Space Agency (ESA); in the third row are C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.) and Claude Nicollier of Switzerland, also with ESA; and at the rear is Mission Specialist Steven L. Smith. The TCDT provides the crew with emergency egress training, opportunities to inspect their mission payloads in the orbiter's payload bay, and simulated countdown exercises. STS-103 is a "call-up" mission due to the need to replace and repair portions of the Hubble Space Telescope, including the gyroscopes that allow the telescope to point at stars, galaxies and planets. The STS-103 crew will be replacing a Fine Guidance Sensor, an older computer with a new enhanced model, an older data tape recorder with a solid-state digital recorder, a failed spare transmitter with a new one, and degraded insulation on the telescope with new thermal insulation. The crew will also install a Battery Voltage/Temperature Improvement Kit to protect the spacecraft batteries from overcharging and overheating when the telescope goes into a safe mode. Four EVA's are planned to make the necessary repairs and replacements on the telescope. The mission is targeted for launch Dec. 6 at 2:37 a.m. EST KSC-99pp1322

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Im Inneren der Bucht 3 der Orbiter Processing Facility im Kennedy Space Center der NASA werfen die STS-121 Missionsspezialistin Lisa Nowak und Kommandant Steven Lindsey einen genauen Blick auf die Flügelspitze von Discovery, der Trägerrakete für die Mission. Sie und andere Besatzungsmitglieder -- Pilot Mark Kelly und die Missionsspezialisten Stephanie Wilson, Michael Fossum und Piers Sellers -- befinden sich in Kennedy für einen Test der Crew-Ausrüstung, der praktische Erfahrungen mit Ausrüstung bietet, die sie im Orbit einsetzen werden. Der Start von STS-121, der zweiten Rückflug-Mission, ist frühestens im Mai geplant. Bildnachweis: NASA / Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd0288

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Im Inneren der Bucht 3 der Orbiter Processing Facility im Kennedy Space Center der NASA werfen die STS-121 Missionsspezialistin Lisa Nowak und Kommandant Steven Lindsey einen genauen Blick auf die Flügelspitze von Discovery, der Trägerrakete für die Mission. Sie und andere Besatzungsmitglieder -- Pilot Mark Kelly und die Missionsspezialisten Stephanie Wilson, Michael Fossum und Piers Sellers -- befinden sich in Kennedy für einen Test der Crew-Ausrüstung, der praktische Erfahrungen mit Ausrüstung bietet, die sie im Orbit einsetzen werden. Der Start von STS-121, der zweiten Rückflug-Mission, ist frühestens im Mai geplant. Bildnachweis: NASA / Kim Shiflett

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