On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-127 crew members make a hasty exit from space shuttle Endeavour to practice their emergency exit training. From left are Pilot Doug Hurley, Mission Specialists Christopher Cassidy, Julie Payette, Tom Marshburn, Tim Kopra and Dave Wolf. Not pictured is Commander Mark Polansky. The crew is at Kennedy for the terminal countdown demonstration test, which concluded with a simulated launch countdown. Endeavour's STS-127 mission is the final of three flights dedicated to the assembly of the Japanese Kibo laboratory complex on the International Space Station. Endeavour's launch is scheduled for June 13 at 7:17 a.m. EDT.
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NASA/Kim Shiflett
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On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-127 crew members make a hasty exit from space shuttle Endeavour to practice their emergency exit training. From left are Pilot Doug Hurley, Mission Specialists Christopher Cassidy, Julie Payette, Tom Marshburn, Tim Kopra and Dave Wolf. Not pictured is Commander Mark Polansky. The crew is at Kennedy for the terminal countdown demonstration test, which concluded with a simulated launch countdown. Endeavour's STS-127 mission is the final of three flights dedicated to the assembly of the Japanese Kibo laboratory complex on the International Space Station. Endeavour's launch is scheduled for June 13 at 7:17 a.m. EDT.