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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Taking a break in their activities inside the SPACEHAB module are STS-106 Mission Specialists Richard Mastracchio (left) and Edward Lu (right). At center is a Boeing technician. Mastracchio and Lu, along with Pilot Scott Altman and Mission Specialist Boris Morukov, are visiting SPACEHAB to become familiar with the payload on their mission. Morukov is a cosmonaut with the Russian Space Agency. During the mission, the crew will complete service module support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and outfit the Space Station for the first long-duration crew. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8