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In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, members of the STS-100 crew get a look at the payload inside Endeavour. Stretching the length of the payload bay is the Canadian robotic arm, SSRMS, that they will be attaching to the Space Station for use in assembling future components. . The crew, who are taking part in a Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), comprises Commander Kent V. Rominger, Pilot Jeffrey S. Ashby and Mission Specialists Chris Hadfield, who is with the Canadian Space Agency, Scott Parazynski, John L. Phillips, Umberto Guidoni, who is with the European Space Agency, and Yuri Lonchakov, who is with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. Endeavour is also carrying the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello to the International Space Station. Raffaello carries six system racks and two storage racks for the U.S. Lab. Launch of mission STS-100 is scheduled for April 19 at 2:41 p.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39A