At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, prelaunch actions are in full roll this week with the official launch countdown to space shuttle Endeavour's STS-130 mission set to begin at 2 a.m. EST Feb. 4.
Teams at Launch Pad 39A will be stuffing the astronauts' spacesuits into Endeavour today.
Meanwhile, the six STS-130 crew members who will fly to the International Space Station entered quarantine yesterday and now are on a sleep schedule to match their evening and overnight work hours during the mission. They will conduct final incorporated ascent training in the motion base simulator today at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and will be flying to Kennedy tomorrow night.
Last week, a water suppression system pipe leaked at Kennedy's Launch Control Center and workers have made steps forward during the weekend drying walls and carpets. This leak is not expected to hamper the liftoff of Endeavour at 4:39 a.m. EST Feb. 7.
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