Four of the STS-80 astronauts arrive at KSC for participation in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), a dress rehearsal for launch. From left are Mission Specialist Story Musgrave; Commander Kenneth D. Cockrell; Mission Specialist Tamara E. Jernigan; and Pilot Kent V. Rominger. TCDT activities include emergency egress training, participation in a simulated launch countdown, and an opportunity to view mission payloads. Scheduled to arrive later today is STS-80 Mission Specialist Thomas D. Jones. The Space Shuttle Columbia is being prepared for launch on STS-80 at Pad 39B, with liftoff targeted for Nov. 8 at 2:47 p.m. EST.
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Four of the STS-80 astronauts arrive at KSC for participation in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), a dress rehearsal for launch. From left are Mission Specialist Story Musgrave; Commander Kenneth D. Cockrell; Mission Specialist Tamara E. Jernigan; and Pilot Kent V. Rominger. TCDT activities include emergency egress training, participation in a simulated launch countdown, and an opportunity to view mission payloads. Scheduled to arrive later today is STS-80 Mission Specialist Thomas D. Jones. The Space Shuttle Columbia is being prepared for launch on STS-80 at Pad 39B, with liftoff targeted for Nov. 8 at 2:47 p.m. EST.