Space shuttle Endeavour's crew of seven is expected to arrive at Kennedy Space Center a bit ahead of schedule today, around 1 p.m.You can track the astronauts' flight from Houston in a modified Gulfstream jet called a Shuttle Training Aircraft here.
And you can watch live coverage of the arrival by clicking on the big picture above or the NASA TV still image on the right side of the page to launch a viewer.
Mission commander Mark Polansky and his crew are expected to make some remarks about their upcoming 7:39 p.m. EDT Saturday launch on a 16-day International Space Station Assembly mission.
Polansky will be joined by pilot Doug Hurley and five mission specialists: Chris Cassidy, Tim Kopra, Tom Marshburn, Julie Payette of the Canadian Space Agency, and Dave Wolf.
This is the second time the crew will have flown to KSC to get ready for a launch.
Gas leaks during fueling scrubbed attempts June 13 and June 17, before the crew ever got suited up and made it out to launch pad 39A.
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