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STS-81 preflight photos taken at the Kennedy Space Center
S97-00252 (15 Dec. 1996) --- Astronaut Brent W. Jett Jr., STS-81 pilot, arrives in a NASA T-38 jet trainer at the Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility for the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT). The TCDT represents a simulated final countdown until just before main engine ignition, now scheduled for Jan. 12, 1997.
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TakenJanuary 7, 1997
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PIA Numbers97-00252