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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- On Launch Pad 39B, the STS-108 crew, Expedition 4 and a backup crew are trained in using the emergency egress system. In the slidewire basket (foreground) are Expedition 4 members (left to right) Daniel W. Bursch, Carl E. Walz and Commander Yuri Onufrienko. Seen in the background are STS-108 Mission Specialists Daniel M. Tani and Linda A. Godwin, Commander Dominic L. Gorie, backup crew member Michael Fincke, and Pilot Mark E. Kelly. Crew members are at KSC for Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities that include a simulated launch countdown, plus the emergency exit training from the orbiter and launch pad. STS-108 is a Utilization Flight that will carry the replacement Expedition 4 crew to the International Space Station, as well as the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello, filled with supplies and equipment. The l1-day mission is scheduled for launch Nov. 29 on Space Shuttle Endeavour