Endeavour Crews Launch On March 11

The Endeavour crew members continue their training at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, reviewing spacewalking procedures and practicing entry and landing inside the motion-based simulator.

After completion of their pre-launch training for the STS-123 mission, the astronauts will fly in to Kennedy Space Center on Friday at about 9 p.m. EST.

All systems are "go" with the space shuttle that will fly the astronauts, a space station module and a robotics system to the International Space Station on March 11 at 2:28 a.m. EDT.
STS-123 is an international mission combining the expertise and experience of several countries working together to create a working 'home' in space.

The crew will deliver the first section of the Japanese-built Kibo laboratory and the Canadian Space Agency's two-armed robotic system called Dextre.

The flight is commanded by Dominic Gorie with Gregory H. Johnson serving as Pilot. The crew also includes Mission Specialists Rick Linnehan, Robert L. Behnken, Mike Foreman, Garrett Reisman and Japanese astronaut Takao Doi.

Reisman will stay aboard the station, trading places with European Space Agency astronaut Léopold Eyharts, who will return to Earth with the crew of Endeavour.

source : http://www.nasa.com