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At the 195-foot level of the Fixed Service Structure on Launch Pad 39A, the STS-92 crew get instructions on using the emergency egress equipment. Standing left to right, in uniform, are Pilot Pamela Ann Melroy, Commander Brian Duffy and Mission Specialists Peter J.K. “Jeff” Wisoff, Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Koichi Wakata of Japan, Leroy Chiao and William S. McArthur Jr. The training is part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities that also provide opportunities to inspect the mission payload and take part in a simulated countdown. STS-92 is scheduled to launch Oct. 5 at 9:38 p.m. EDT on the fifth flight to the International Space Station. It will carry two elements of the Space Station, the Integrated Truss Structure Z1 and the third Pressurized Mating Adapter. The mission is also the 100th flight in the Shuttle program