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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- After arriving at the Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-104 crew stopped to talk to the media. At the microphone is Commander Steven W. Lindsey; at right is Pilot Charles O. Hobaugh. The crew is at KSC to make final preparations for their launch. Other crew members are Mission Specialists James F. Reilly, Janet Lynn Kavandi and Michael L. Gernhardt. The launch of Atlantis on mission STS-104 is scheduled for July 12 from Launch Pad 39B. The mission is the 10th assembly flight to the International Space Station and carries the Joint Airlock Module, which will become the primary path for spacewalk entry and departure using both U.S. spacesuits and the Russian Orlan spacesuit for EVA activity