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SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS CREW CONDUCTS PRESS BRIEFING FOR STS 115 MISSION

The Astronaut crew of space shuttle Atlantis conducts a press conference in front of launch pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on August 9, 2006. The crew, (l to r) Brent Jett (Commander), Steve Maclean, Chris Ferguson, Dan Burbank, Heide Piper and Joe Tanner are at the center to conduct a countdown demonstration test in preparation for their upcoming space shuttle mission. Atlantis' mission, designated as STS 115, is scheduled for launch no earlier than August 27 to continue construction of the International Space Station. (UPI Photo/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell)

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