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STS-72 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao completes the process of donning his launch/entry suit in the Operations and Checkout Building. STS-72 will be Chaio's second spaceflight; his first was STS-65 in 1994. He and five fellow crew members will soon depart for Launch Pad 39B, where the Space Shuttle Endeavour is undergoing final preparations for liftoff during an approximately 49-minute window opening at about 4:18 am EST, January 11.