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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. --STS-82 crew members and other onlookers at Launch Pad 39A watch as STS-82 Mission Specialist Steven L. Smith becomes familiar with operation of the slidewire baskets. The slidewire baskets are part of the emergency egress system at the pad. The crew are at KSC to participate in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), a dress rehearsal for launch. In their blue flight suits, from left, are Payload Commander Mark C. Lee, Smith, Mission Specialist Gregory J. Harbaugh, Mission Commander Kenneth D. Bowersox and Mission Specialist Joseph R. "Joe" Tanner. The seven-member STS-82 crew will conduct the second Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. Liftoff of the 10-day flight is scheduled Feb. 11