KSC-01PP-0349 - STS-102 MS Helms suits up in O&C during TCDT 


KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-102 Mission Specialist Susan Helms has her launch and entry
suit adjusted. She and other crew members are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration
Test activities, which include a simulated launch countdown. Helms is also part of the
Expedition Two crew who will be replacing Expedition One on the International Space Station.
She will serve as a flight engineer for the crew’s four-month residence on the Station.
STS-102 is the eighth construction flight to the Space Station, with Discovery carrying the
Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo. Expedition One will return to Earth with Discovery.
Launch on mission STS-102 is scheduled for March 8. 

 
                                               02/15/2001