Status Report

STS-134 Launch Training in Full Swing at Kennedy

By SpaceRef Editor
March 30, 2011
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STS-134 Launch Training in Full Swing at Kennedy
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At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour’s six astronauts and ground crews will begin training related to the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) today. The STS-134 crew will practice driving the M113, an armored personnel carrier.

Technicians at Launch Pad 39A will continue closing out the spacecraft’s aft section.

The next media event will be a Q and A at Launch Pad 39A on March 31 at 8:40 a.m. EDT. The event will be aired on NASA TV (www.nasa.gov.ntv).

Launch of Endeavour on the STS-134 mission to the International Space Station is targeted for 7:48 p.m. EDT April 19.

SpaceRef staff editor.