Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Kennedy Center Media Archive Collection
Description:
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-89 Commander Terrence Wilcutt participates in a question and answer session for the media during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities at KSC. The seven astronauts assigned to the eighth Shuttle-Mir docking flight are at KSC for this dress rehearsal for launch, which includes emergency egress training at the launch pad and culminates with a simulated countdown. The Space Shuttle Endeavour is undergoing preparations for liftoff, scheduled for Jan. 22. STS-89 Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas, Ph.D, will transfer to the Russian Space Station Mir, and succeed David Wolf, M.D., who will return to Earth aboard Endeavour. Dr. Thomas will live and work on Mir until June
Release Date:
01/09/1998
Photo Credit:
NASA
Release:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
John F. Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899
facet_who:
Andrew Thomas
facet_who:
David Wolf
facet_who:
Terrence Wilcutt
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Endeavour
facet_what:
Russian Mir Space Station
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_where:
Florida
facet_where:
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_when:
01-09-1998
facet_when_year:
1998
Photo Number:
KSC-98PC-127
UID:
SPD-KSCMA-KSC-98PC-1 27
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-89 Commander Terrence Wilcutt participates in a qu…