George Hoggard instructs members of space shuttle Atlantis' crew on the operation of an M113 armored personnel carrier.

Battalion Chief George Hoggard, back to camera, instructs members of space shuttle Atlantis' STS-129 crew on the operation of an M113 armored personnel carrier at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left are Mission Specialists Robert L. Satcher Jr., Leland Melvin, and Mike Foreman; Commander Charles O. Hobaugh; Pilot Barry E. Wilmore; and Mission Specialist Randy Bresnik.

The crew members of space shuttle Atlantis' STS-129 mission are at Kennedy for training related to their launch dress rehearsal, the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test. Launch of Atlantis on its STS-129 mission to the International Space Station is targeted for Nov. 16. For information on the STS-129 mission objectives and crew, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts129/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett