Mission Specialists Julie Payette and Tom Marshburn

2009-06-03 - On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-127 Mission Specialists Julie Payette (left) and Tom Marshburn get a close look at the payload in Space Shuttle Endeavour's payload bay. The payload includes the Japanese Experiment Module's Exposed Facility, or JEM-EF and the Experiment Logistics Module-Exposed Section, or ELM-ES. The astronauts are at Kennedy to prepare for launch through Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. The TCDT includes equipment familiarization and a simulated launch countdown. (Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett)