In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA Kennedy Space Center, members of the STS-121 crew look at the Detailed Test Objective (DTO) tile sample repair kit situated on the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier (LMC). The crew is at KSC to take part in Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, which provide hands-on experience with equipment they will use on-orbit. STS-121, the second Return to Flight mission, is targeted for launch in a lighted planning window of Sept. 9 to Sept. 25.
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In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA Kennedy Space Center, members of the STS-121 crew look at the Detailed Test Objective (DTO) tile sample repair kit situated on the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier (LMC). The crew is at KSC to take part in Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, which provide hands-on experience with equipment they will use on-orbit. STS-121, the second Return to Flight mission, is targeted for launch in a lighted planning window of Sept. 9 to Sept. 25.