STS-127 Mission Specialists Julie Payette and Christopher Cassidy

2009-06-09 – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-127 Mission Specialists Julie Payette and Christopher Cassidy check equipment as part of pre-pack and fit check in preparation for Space Shuttle Endeavour's launch on June 13 to the International Space Station. Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette will be making her second shuttle flight, and NASA astronaut Christopher Cassidy his first. Endeavour will deliver the Japanese Experiment Module's Exposed Facility, or JEM-EF, and the Experiment Logistics Module-Exposed Section, or ELM-ES, on STS-127. (Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett)