STS-126 Commander Chris Ferguson and his crew flew to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday afternoon for three days of intense training known as the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT.
During the training, the astronauts will check over the equipment they will use in space during the STS-126 mission and will practice several emergency procedures. Ferguson and Pilot Eric Boe also will take to the skies over the Shuttle Landing Facility to practice landings in NASA's Shuttle Training Aircraft.
TCDT will conclude on Wednesday with a simulated launch countdown, which will include the crew, launch controllers in Florida and mission controllers in Houston. The dress rehearsal countdown will begin Wednesday morning. The astronauts will return to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston on Wednesday afternoon.
Endeavour is targeted to launch Nov. 14 at 7:55 p.m. EST.
