STS-130 Crew Arrives at Kennedy

The STS-130 crew arrived in a modified Gulfstream II jet at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at approximately 10:10 p.m. EST, Tuesday.

Commander George Zamka made a brief statement: “It’s great to be here at the Cape. We just did our final ascent sim last night. Everything with Endeavour is going very well. We’re going to be reviewing our procedures and will be looking at flight equipment. We talked to the station crew last night. They’re doing great, and we’re looking forward to seeing them and getting started on bringing the Tranquility module to life. Go Endeavour!”

Wednesday, there will be a Countdown Preview Briefing at 10 a.m. live on NASA TV at www.nasa.gov/ntv. The participants are Jeremy Graeber, NASA test director; Joe Delai, STS-130 payload manager; and Kathy Winters, shuttle weather officer.