KSC-97EC-1585 - STS-87 Crew arrives at KSC for TCDT 


Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Director Roy Bridges, at far left, shakes
the hand of Mission Specialist Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space
Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan.  During the STS-87 mission,
scheduled for launch on Nov. 19, Dr. Doi will become the first
Japanese astronaut to conduct a spacewalk. Pointing to Dr. Doi is
Mission Commander Kevin Kregel, who will lead the crew of one other
veteran space flyer and four rookies on mission STS-87 aboard the
Shuttle Columbia. Kregel is a veteran of two space flights (STS-70 and
-78).  Next to Kregel is Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the
National Space Agency of Ukraine.  The crew arrived at KSC on Nov. 3
to conduct the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), held at
KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight to provide the crew with
opportunities to participate in simulated countdown activities.

 
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