KSC-96EC-0752 - MC Henricks and PS Favier arrive at SLF for TCDT 


STS-78 Mission Commander Terence T. "Tom" Henricks (right) greets fellow 
crew member and Payload Specialist Jean-Jacques Favier after arriving at 
KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility to participate in the Terminal Countdown 
Demonstration Test (TCDT), a dress rehearsal for launch.  Favier is one 
of the two international payload specialists assigned to STS-78 and 
represents the French Space Agency (CNES).  Over the next several days, 
Henricks, Favier, and their fellow crew members wil take part in emergency 
egress training at the launch pad and conclude their stay with a simulated 
countdown.  The space Shuttle Columbia is being prepared for liftoff on 
Mission STS-78 on June 20.

 
                                               06/03/96