NASA managers and the crew of space shuttle Endeavour today will preview their June mission to the International Space Station in a series of media briefings from Johnson Space Center in Houston.
You can watch them live right here. Just click the image above to launch a NASA TV viewer.
The STS-127 mission, targeted for launch June 13 from Kennedy Space Center, is a lengthy 16-day affair with five planned spacewalks.
The flight will deliver the final components of Japan's Kibo lab complex, and ferry astronaut Tim Kopra to the station. He'll take the place of Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, who will return home on Endeavour.
Led by mission commander Mark Polansky, the crew includes pilot Doug Hurley and mission specialists Dave Wolf, Christopher Cassidy, Canadian astronaut Julie Payette, Tom Marshburn and Kopra.
Here's today's briefing lineup (all times EDT):
++ 9 a.m.: Space shuttle and space station program overview briefing.
++ 10:30 a.m.: STS-127 mission overview briefing.
++ 12 p.m.: NASA TV Video File.
++ 12:30 p.m.: STS-127 spacewalk overview briefing.
++ 2 p.m.: STS-127 crew news conference.
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