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Description KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-116 Mission Specialist Christer Fuglesang practices driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier. Fuglesang represents the European Space Agency. The mission crew is at KSC for terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) activities that are preparation for launch. The M-113 could be used to move the crew quickly away from the launch pad in the event of an emergency. At left of Fuglesang is Capt. George Hoggard, who is astronaut rescue team leader. Other crew members on the M-113, behind Hoggard, are Mission Specialist Sunita Williams, Pilot William Oefelein and Nicholas Patrick. In the background is Mission Specialist Joan Higginbotham. The STS-116 mission is No. 20 to the International Space Station and construction flight 12A.1. The mission payload is the SPACEHAB module, the P5 integrated truss structure and other key components. Launch is scheduled for no earlier than Dec. 7. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Release Date 11/14/2006
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Description KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-116 Mission Specialists Sunita Williams (left) and Joan Higginbotham listen to instructions on use of the M-113 armored personnel carrier that could be used to move them quickly away from the launch pad in the event of an emergency. The mission crew is at KSC for terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) activities that are preparation for launch. Other crew members are Commander Mark Polansky, Pilot William Oefelein and Mission Specialists Robert Curbeam, Nicholas Patrick and Christer Fuglesang, who represents the European Space Agency. The STS-116 mission is No. 20 to the International Space Station and construction flight 12A.1. The mission payload is the SPACEHAB module, the P5 integrated truss structure and other key components. Launch is scheduled for no earlier than Dec. 7. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Release Date 11/14/2006
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Description KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-116 crew members wait for a practice ride in the M-113 armored personnel carrier. The mission crew is at KSC for terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) activities that are preparation for launch. On the left are Mission Specialists Nicholas Patrick, Christer Fuglesang and Joan Higginbotham, and Capt. George Hoggard, who is astronaut rescue team leader. Not pictured are Commander Mark Polansky, Pilot William Oefelein and Mission Specialists Sunita Williams and Robert Curbeam. The M-113 could be used to move the crew quickly away from the launch pad in the event of an emergency. The STS-116 mission is No. 20 to the International Space Station and construction flight 12A.1. The mission payload is the SPACEHAB module, the P5 integrated truss structure and other key components. Launch is scheduled for no earlier than Dec. 7. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Release Date 11/14/2006
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - …
Description KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-116 crew members wait for a practice ride in the M-113 armored personnel carrier. The mission crew is at KSC for terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) activities that are preparation for launch. On the left are Mission Specialists Nicholas Patrick, Christer Fuglesang, Joan Higginbotham and Capt. George Hoggard, who is astronaut rescue team leader. On the right are (left to right) Commander Mark Polansky, Pilot William Oefelein and Mission Specialist Sunita Williams. Not in the picture is Mission Specialist Robert Curbeam. The M-113 could be used to move the crew quickly away from the launch pad in the event of an emergency. The STS-116 mission is No. 20 to the International Space Station and construction flight 12A.1. The mission payload is the SPACEHAB module, the P5 integrated truss structure and other key components. Launch is scheduled for no earlier than Dec. 7. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Release Date 11/14/2006
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - …
Description KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-116 crew gets instructions on use of the M-113 armored personnel carrier from Capt. George Hoggard, who is astronaut rescue team leader. The crew members, clockwise from left, are Commander Mark Polansky, Mission Specialist Robert Curbeam, Pilot William Oefelein and Mission Specialists Nicholas Patrick, Christer Fuglesang, Sunita Williams and Joan Higginbotham. Fuglesang represents the European Space Agency. The mission crew is at KSC for terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) activities that are preparation for launch. The M-113 could be used to move the crew quickly away from the launch pad in the event of an emergency. The STS-116 mission is No. 20 to the International Space Station and construction flight 12A.1. The mission payload is the SPACEHAB module, the P5 integrated truss structure and other key components. Launch is scheduled for no earlier than Dec. 7. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Release Date 11/14/2006
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - …
Description KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-116 crew members wait for a practice ride in the M-113 armored personnel carrier. The mission crew is at KSC for terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) activities that are preparation for launch. Seen here are (left to right) Mission Specialist Robert Curbeam, Commander Mark Polansky and Pilot William Oefelein. Not pictured are Mission Specialists Nicholas Patrick, Christer Fuglesang and Joan Higginbotham. The M-113 could be used to move the crew quickly away from the launch pad in the event of an emergency. The STS-116 mission is No. 20 to the International Space Station and construction flight 12A.1. The mission payload is the SPACEHAB module, the P5 integrated truss structure and other key components. Launch is scheduled for no earlier than Dec. 7. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Release Date 11/14/2006
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Description KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-116 crew gathers for a photo after their successful training on the M-113 armored personnel carrier. On top are Mission Specialists Sunita Williams (left) and Joan Higginbotham. In front are (left to right) Pilot William Oefelein, Mission Specialists Nicholas Patrick and Robert Curbeam, Commander Mark Polansky and Mission Specialist Christer Fuglesang, who represents the European Space Agency. The STS-116 mission is No. 20 to the International Space Station and construction flight 12A.1. The mission payload is the SPACEHAB module, the P5 integrated truss structure and other key components. Launch is scheduled for no earlier than Dec. 7. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Release Date 11/14/2006
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