August 5, 2009-- Discovery's international crew of seven arrives for the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT, today. It's the practice countdown at launch pad before the planned August 25th liftoff. The commander of the mission has some history behind him. Rick Sturkow was pilot of Shuttle Endeavour back in 1998 when astronauts delivered the first U.S. built piece of the International Space Station. |
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