NASA astronauts prepare for STS-122 mission in Florida
Gathered in the White Room on Launch Pad 39A, the crew members of Atlantis pause for a photo at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on November 30, 2007. Standing (L to R) are Alan Poindexter, Steve Frick and Leland Melvin, Hans Schlegel (C) and, in the bottom row, are (L to R) Stanley Love, Rex Walheim and Léopold Eyharts. Schlegel and Eyharts are with the European Space Agency. The STS-122 mission launch is scheduled for December 6. (UPI Photo/Kim Shiflett/NASA)
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