Launch Training in Full Swing at Kennedy

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.