Orbiter: Endeavour
Shuttle Mission: STS-111
Date: May 30, 2002

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -– During the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) at KSC, the STS-111 and Expedition Five crews try on their flight suits and take part in M113 armored vehicle training. TCDT includes several safety training activities and a simulated launch countdown. Known as Utilization Flight -2, the mission includes attaching a Canadian-built mobile base system to the International Space Station that will enable the Canadarm2 robotic arm to move along a railway on the Station's truss to build and maintain the outpost. The crew will also replace a faulty wrist/roll joint on the Canadarm2 as well as unload almost three tons of experiments and supplies from the Italian-built Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo.

STS-111 photos are online. (Note: This is a graphic-intensive site and may be difficult to view with low speed modems or when this web site receives heavy traffic loads).

TCDT Video Page 2

Live Countdown Coverage
Pre-Launch Video Table of Contents