NASA Shuttle Endeavour STS-127 Crew Prepares For Launch

NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour performs its final preparations today at Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The STS-127 mission will take a crew of seven to the International Space Station to perform a 16-day mission.

STS-127 will be the 32nd flight dedicated to the assembly and construction of the International Space Station. The Endeavour astronauts will perform several space walks to assemble the Japanese Kibo laboratory complex. The STS-127 payload is the Kibo Japanese Experiment Module Exposed Facility and Experiment Logistics Module Exposed Section.


From left are Mission Specialists TimnKopra, Tom Marshburn, Christopher Cassidy, and Julie Payette of thenCanadian Space Agency; Commander Mark Polansky; Pilot Doug Hurley; andnMission Specialist Dave Wolf. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

The STS-127 crew arrived in Florida on Monday via a Training Aircraft Gulfstream II jet from Houston Texas. After arriving, STS-127 Commander Mark Polansky and his crew made brief statements to media who were gathered at the shuttle runway. The astronauts now are beginning their final preparations ahead of Endeavour's launch on Saturday, June 13 at 7:17 a.m.

A prelaunch status briefing will being today at 1PM EDT.