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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the White Room, STS-109 Mission Specialist Nancy Jane Currie is helped with her launch and entry suit by closeout crew member Rene Arriens (behind her), USA mechanical technician. At right is Danny Wyatt, NASA quality assurance specialist; in the foreground left is Tim Seymour, USA mechanical technician. On the mission, Columbia will rendezvous with the Hubble Space Telescope for the crew to replace and upgrade key telescope systems through five challenging spacewalks. After an extensive 2-1/2 year modification period during which many systems were replaced and enhanced, Columbia is making its 27th flight in the Shuttle program. After the 11-day mission, Columbia is expected to land at Kennedy Space Center March 12.