Summary

Description	The astronaut crew set to fly the Space Shuttle Atlantis into space on mission STS-121 late this summer is already in the final stages of preparing for flight. As part of that preparation, the six crew members were at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida April 21 through 23 for their Crew Equipment Interface Test. The test -- which every Space Shuttle crew undergoes before a mission -- gave the astronauts an up-close look at the orbiter that will carry them on their 11-day mission. Mission Commander Steven Lindsey and his crew spent most of their time in the Orbiter Processing Facility inspecting the vehicle, both inside and out. Lindsey, Pilot Mark Kelly, and Mission Specialist Piers Sellers have flown on previous missions, while Mission Specialists Michael Fossum, Lisa Nowak and Stephanie Wilson will take their first trip into space on Atlantis. They all got a chance to check out the orbiter's crew module and payload bay, and review in-flight maintenance procedures during
Date	2005-05-10
Source	images.nasa.gov

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