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I'm Greg Gaddis, NASA Test Director, and this is the Space Shuttle Minute,

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your sixty-second NASA space shuttle update.

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NASA’s Kennedy Space Center took on the feel of launch day after the crew of space shuttle

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Endeavour’s STS-123 mission arrived February 23 for a launch dress rehearsal.

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Endeavour’s seven astronauts and ground teams participated in what’s called the

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terminal countdown demonstration test, or T-C-D-T.

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The training included astronauts practicing emergency evacuation procedures at the launch pad

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and checking the fit of their orange pressure suits.

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T-C-D-T wrapped up February 25 with a full practice countdown that featured everything

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but fueling the shuttle and an actual launch.

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The crew members then returned to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston

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to ready themselves for the 25th mission to the International Space Station.

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Space shuttle Endeavour is targeted to launch March 11 at 2:28 a.m. Eastern time.

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I'm Greg Gaddis and that's your Space Shuttle Minute.

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