Space Mission Preparation

Scenes depicting technicians preparing spacecraft for missions, featuring detailed equipment and high-tech environments.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --    During crew equipment interface test activities, members of the STS-118 crew look over the orbiter Endeavour in Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2.  Seen here is Pilot Charles Hobaugh looking at the cockpit area. The STS-118 mission will be delivering the third starboard truss segment, the ITS S5, to the International Space Station, as well as the SPACEHAB single cargo module filled with supplies and equipment.  Launch aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour is targeted for Aug. 9.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During crew equipment interface test activities, members of the STS-118 crew look over the orbiter Endeavour in Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2. Seen here is Pilot Charles Hobaugh looking at the cockpit area. The STS-118 mission will be delivering the third starboard truss segment, the ITS S5, to the International Space Station, as well as the SPACEHAB single cargo module filled with supplies and equipment. Launch aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour is targeted for Aug. 9.