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PATRICK FORRESTER: There's a great view of Pam. She's in the White Room.

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They're getting her harness and chute on. She'll put her communications cap on.

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They'll get her ready to be strapped in. She's the second female commander of the space shuttle

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(the first being Eileen Collins). Pam is a retired Air Force colonel.

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And this is a view from inside the vehicle, up on the flight deck as Pam is coming in.

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You'll see she'll grab hold of kind of a hand-hold overhead and have to pull herself in position.

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It can be difficult to get into the shuttle in this configuration.

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It'd be like trying to get into your car if somebody had stood it on the rear bumper

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overnight. Right now, there's Paolo. He's got a message there in the White Room.

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And there's the pilot, Marine Col. George Zamka,

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with a note to his family. And there's a view inside the middeck, where they're getting Paolo in his seat.

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Looks like he must have been getting some last-minute instruction there.

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Doug's an Army colonel -- we've been stationed together –

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and a good friend of mine. I'm excited for him. This is his first spaceflight.

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He'll do three spacewalks and ride on the flight deck on both ascent and entry.

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This is a view back on the flight deck over on the pilot's side as they're getting George in his seat and strapped in.

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There's a great shot in the White Room of Dan Tani, his couple of notes to family. And once again,

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he'll be going up to replace Clay Anderson as a crew member on Expedition 16.

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Right now, as they're both standing there, George and Scott,

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waiting to get in, you'll see a white hose running up to them. It gives them a chance to get a little cooling.

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That's actually air there, into their suits as they're waiting to get on the vehicle.

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MIKE CURIE: The team continues to listen to weather updates and will do so

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between now and the time that we come out of the T-9 minute hold.

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FORRESTER: Stephanie flew just last year on STS-121.

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She's from Massachusetts and this is really a quick turnaround for her.

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I know she was thrilled to be put back on this mission after coming back

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just last summer from STS-121. MS-1 and MS-2, Doug and Stephanie,

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are wedged in pretty tight together. Those seats are real close and there's not much room between them.