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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-105 Commander Scott Horowitz prepares to climb into the cockpit of a T-38 jet for a training flight from the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of the crew are at Kennedy to make final preparations for launch. On mission STS-105, Discovery will be transporting the Expedition Three crew and several payloads and scientific experiments to the International Space Station. The Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS) tank, which will support the thermal control subsystems until a permanent system is activated, will be attached to the Station during two spacewalks. The three-member Expedition Two crew will be returning to Earth aboard Discovery after a five-month stay on the Station. Launch is scheduled for Aug. 9, 2001