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\h        The STS-120 crew members arrived in T-38 jets at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility

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\h        in Florida for the terminal countdown demonstration test typically held about two weeks before a launch.

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\h        Commander Pam Melroy and Pilot George Zamka head up Space Shuttle Discovery's crew that includes

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\h        Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski, Doug Wheelock, Stephanie Wilson and the

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\h        European Space Agency's Paolo Nespoli, as well as Expedition 16 flight engineer Daniel Tani.

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\h        The crew addressed the media before getting down to the business of launch rehearsal.

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\h        MELROY: It's a pretty big week for human spaceflight, and we're very excited to be a part of it,

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\h        launching the Node 2 and beginning the international labs and the partnership of all

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\h        the many countries that are participating in the International Space Station.

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\h        The astronauts practiced emergency exit procedures at the launch pad, drove M-113 armored personnel carriers,

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\h        checked the fit of their helmets and bright-orange flight suits and attended briefings on security and range safety.

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\h        Melroy and Zamka took to the skies in the Shuttle Training Aircraft, performing landing maneuvers.

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\h        This modified Gulfstream jet is designed to simulate a shuttle's cockpit motion and landing

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\h        abilities by gliding “unpowered” onto the runway, just like the orbiter.

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\h        A thorough inspection of the launch pad was also on the agenda.

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\h        Outfitted in clean-room bunny suits, the crew inspected Discovery's cargo stowed securely inside the payload bay.

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\h        On the final day at Kennedy, the astronauts participated in a full launch dress rehearsal that included

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\h        a simulated launch countdown that took them to the moment just before liftoff.

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\h        After three days of intensive training came to a close, the astronauts left Kennedy for their flight back home to

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\h        NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, completing the next mission milestone leading to the upcoming launch of

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\h        Discovery. The STS-120 mission will deliver the Italian-built U.S. Harmony module to the International Space Station.