STS-102 and Expedition Two ascent training in Building 9

JSC2000-07449 (6 December 2000) --- Astronaut Andrew S.W. Thomas (second left), STS-102 mission specialist, chats with the Expedition Two crew members prior to a simulation exercise in the Systems Integration Facility at the Johnson Space Center. The station crew members are, from left, astronaut Susan J. Helms, cosmonaut Yury V. Usachev and astronaut James S. Voss. Usachev is commander for the second station crew, which will replace the initial group onboard the outpost. The three station crew members will accompany the STS-102 crew aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery to the outpost in March of next year.