STS-118 Mission Specialists Alvin Drew and Barbara R. Morgan join another crew member in a slidewire basket.

Practicing emergency egress from Launch Pad 39A, STS-118 Mission Specialists Alvin Drew and Barbara R. Morgan join another crew member in a slidewire basket. Morgan joined NASA's Teacher in Space program in 1985 and was selected as an astronaut in 1998. Other crew members are Commander Scott Kelly, Pilot Charlie Hobaugh and Mission Specialists Dave Williams, Rick Mastracchio and Tracy Caldwell. Williams represents the Canadian Space Agency. The STS-118 mission on Space Shuttle Endeavour is the 22nd flight to the International Space Station and will carry a payload including the S5 truss, a SPACEHAB module and external stowage platform 3. STS-118 is targeted for launch on Aug. 7. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton