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Members of the STS-101 crew look over equipment inside the SPACEHAB double module, part of the cargo on their mission. At left is Mission Specialist Mary Ellen Weber and at right is Mission Specialist Jeffrey Williams. They are taking part in Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities to become familiar with equipment for their mission to the International Space Station. Other crew members not shown are Commander James Halsell, Pilot Scott Horowitz, and Mission Specialists James Voss, Susan Helms and Yuri Usachev. The STS-101 crew will be responsible for preparing the Space Station for the arrival of the Zvezda Service Module, expected to be launched by Russia in July 2000. Also, the crew will conduct one space walk to perform maintenance on the Space Station and deliver logistics and supplies. This will be the third assembly flight for the Space Station. STS-101 is scheduled to launch no earlier than April 13 from Launch Pad 39A