It generally takes 60 to 90 days to train the crews to mission-ready status.
Glenn, who will fly on a 10-day mission tentatively scheduled for an October 8 liftoff, said he is mentally and physically ready for the mission.
"The moonbuggy race is intended to inspire students to confront the kind of hard tasks that NASA takes on, so they will be ready to carry on the mission, " said Dr. Jim Dowdy, University Relations officer with the Education Office at Marshall Space Flight Center.
Ms. NULAND: This has been this spring and summer as we get ready for this higher-intensity mission for NATO.
Military commanders could conceivably use the sensors to identify the most alert and battle-ready soldiers to serve as the mission's point people.
Well, if they get back to flying Atlantis and if they get back to flying Atlantis in September, which they dearly would like to do, they have to get the Discovery ready because the new rules say you have to have another shuttle ready to fly as a rescue mission.
Endeavour must also be stacked and ready for an Earth radar-mapping mission in September.
"We all need to make sure our crews and planes will be ready to re-engage in the mission safely, " said Champlin.
It is the picture that confirms Japan's Ikaros solar sail is fully extended and ready for the next part of its mission.
Because Atlantis will not be able to reach the space station if it gets into trouble, or is damaged, on its Hubble flight, the Endeavour orbiter will be made ready on the pad for a rescue mission in case it is needed.
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The three European powers face the task of cobbling together an intervention force in Macedonia, ready to rescue, if necessary, the unarmed mission which is supposed to be verifying a ceasefire in neighbouring Kosovo.
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That's a job for the next human-carrying spacecraft to come along from the US. And I think in the case of this mission of Discovery, everyone was comfortable with where the risk numbers fell and they were ready to go.
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