Space shuttle Endeavour’s will make a landmark contribution to the International Space Station during STS-126, Commander Chris Ferguson told reporters.
The Leonardo cargo module bolted inside Endeavour’s payload bay is carrying 19,000 pounds of equipment, including new crew quarters and facilities to eventually double the station’s full-time crew to six residents.
The Endeavour astronauts will survey the launch tower closely as part of intense training at Kennedy. They will conduct a countdown dress rehearsal Wednesday before flying back to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
STS-126 is targeted for launch Nov. 14 at 7:55 p.m. EST.
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