During Terminal Countdown Demonstration
Test activities on Launch Pad 39A, members of the STS-107 crew check
emergency equipment. From left are Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon (the
first Israeli astronaut), Pilot William "Willie" McCool and Mission
Specialist Kalpana Chawla. The TCDT also includes a simulated launch
countdown. STS-107 is a mission devoted to research and will include
more than 80 experiments that will study Earth and space science,
advanced technology development, and astronaut health and
safety. Launch is planned for Jan. 16, 2003, between 10 a.m. and 2
p.m. EST aboard Space Shuttle Columbia.
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During Terminal Countdown Demonstration
Test activities on Launch Pad 39A, members of the STS-107 crew check
emergency equipment. From left are Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon (the
first Israeli astronaut), Pilot William "Willie" McCool and Mission
Specialist Kalpana Chawla. The TCDT also includes a simulated launch
countdown. STS-107 is a mission devoted to research and will include
more than 80 experiments that will study Earth and space science,
advanced technology development, and astronaut health and
safety. Launch is planned for Jan. 16, 2003, between 10 a.m. and 2
p.m. EST aboard Space Shuttle Columbia.