The closeout crew helps STS-122 Commander Steve Frick to get ready to enter space shuttle Atlantis.

In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the closeout crew helps STS-122 Commander Steve Frick to get ready to enter space shuttle Atlantis for liftoff at 2:45 p.m. EST. Frick is making his second shuttle flight. The launch will be the third attempt for Atlantis since December 2007 to carry the European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory to the International Space Station. During the 11-day mission, the crew's prime objective is to attach the laboratory to the Harmony module, adding to the station's size and capabilities. Photo credit: NASA/Scott Haun, Rick Prickett