STS-122 Commander Steve Frick congratulate on the successful landing practice at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility.

STS-122 Commander Steve Frick (right) and Pilot Alan Poindexter (left) congratulate each other on the successful landing practice completed aboard a shuttle training aircraft, or STA, at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. They are preparing for the Dec. 6 launch on space shuttle Atlantis. The STA is a Grumman American Aviation-built Gulf Stream II jet that was modified to simulate an orbiter's cockpit, motion and visual cues, and handling qualities. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett