Mike Curie/NASA Launch Commentator: And a welcome handshake for Commander
Mark Polansky as he enters the White Room
And Tim Kopra is in the White Room.
A salute from Commander Mark Polansky as he climbs through the hatch and up to the
commander's seat in the forward, left portion of the flight deck aboard Endeavour.
Looking at a cabin-mounted camera as Commander Mark Polansky pulls himself across to the left-
hand seat in the front portion of Endeavour . . laying on his back as the orbiter is pointed up.
Playful activity in the White Room as Tim Kopra is excited to board Endeavour and hopefully launch today.
Pilot Doug Hurley takes his place in the foreground in the White Room.
We see from one of our cameras in the middeck, Tim Kopra getting strapped into place.
And Tom Marshburn is in the foreground. He's mission specialist No. 3.
And Doug Hurley will move up to the flight deck and sit to the right of Commander Mark Polansky.
Cassidy, who will become the 500th human in space, is making his first spaceflight today.
And Tom Marshburn MS3, mission specialist 3, is aboard Endeavour.
Chris Cassidy is fired up . . . handshakes all the way around . . . he is ready to fly and he enters Endeavour's hatch.
Rene Arriens is assisting Dave Wolf with his launch and entry suit. And Dave Wolf climbs aboard Endeavour.
Julie Payette signaling she is a ?go' and blowing a kiss and?
as she shakes the hands of the Closeout Crew and will make her
way through the hatch and into Endeavour . . the final crew member to board the space shuttle today.
Tim Seymour/Former Closeout Crew member: And Travis (Thompson ) and Rene (Arriens) have pulled the hatch out . . .
going closed with it at this time . . . looks like . . . yep . . . there they go. Rene's locking the hatch with the locking T-tool.