WIKIARCHIVES.SPACE

United Space Alliance (USA) crew trainer Robert H. (Rob) Tomaro (right) briefs the STS-123 crewmembers in preparation for a post insertion/de-orbit training session in one of the full-scale trainers (out of frame) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center. From the left are astronauts Dominic L. Gorie, commander; Michael J. Foreman, Robert L. Behnken (obscured), Richard M. Linnehan, all mission specialists; Gregory H. Johnson, pilot; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Takao Doi (second right), mission specialist. Astronaut Dorothy M. Metcalf-Lindenburger (third right), who is not yet assigned to a mission, joined the crewmembers during the training session.