The entire thing is planned, practiced, and executed, with the help of a team of specialists (some of whom are also astronauts): http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pag

The entire thing is planned, practiced, and executed, with the help of a team of specialists (some of whom are also astronauts): http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/flyout/flyoutcapecrusaders.html http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/flyout/flyoutcapec...