At NASA's Kennedy Space Center Pilot Kevin Ford drives an armored personnel carrier.

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 Pilot Kevin Ford drives an M-113 armored personnel carrier. At far left is Commander Rick Sturckow. Other crew members will take their turns at driving the M-113. The crew members of space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission are taking turns driving the M-113, which will be available to transport the crew to safety in the event of a contingency on the pad before their launch. The crew is at Kennedy for a launch dress rehearsal called the terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT, which includes emergency exit training and equipment familiarization, as well as a simulated launch countdown. Launch of le Discovery is targeted for late August. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett