The STS-126 crewmembers await for the start of a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center. Pictured from the right are astronauts Gregory E. Chamitoff, Expedition 17 flight engineer; Robert S. (Shane) Kimbrough, Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, Stephen G. Bowen, Donald R. Pettit, all STS-126 mission specialists; and Eric A. Boe, pilot. Chamitoff is scheduled to join Expedition 17 after launching to the International Space Station on mission STS-124 and return on STS-126.
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The STS-126 crewmembers await for the start of a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center. Pictured from the right are astronauts Gregory E. Chamitoff, Expedition 17 flight engineer; Robert S. (Shane) Kimbrough, Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, Stephen G. Bowen, Donald R. Pettit, all STS-126 mission specialists; and Eric A. Boe, pilot. Chamitoff is scheduled to join Expedition 17 after launching to the International Space Station on mission STS-124 and return on STS-126.