STS-73 Payload Specialist Fred W. Leslie signals he's ready to fly as he completes suitup activities in the Operations and Checkout Building. Leslie is one of two payload specialists assigned to the mission, and will be making his first trip into space. Awaiting Leslie and six fellow crew members at Launch Pad 39B is the Space Shuttle Columbia, scheduled to lift at 9:41 a.m. EDT, Oct. 7.
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STS-73 Payload Specialist Fred W. Leslie signals he's ready to fly as he completes suitup activities in the Operations and Checkout Building. Leslie is one of two payload specialists assigned to the mission, and will be making his first trip into space. Awaiting Leslie and six fellow crew members at Launch Pad 39B is the Space Shuttle Columbia, scheduled to lift at 9:41 a.m. EDT, Oct. 7.