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The STS-75 astronauts depart the Operations and Checkout Building, heading for Launch Pad 39B and the final phase of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT). Leading the way is STS-75 Mission Commander Andrew M. Allen. Behind him with the video camera is Mission Specialist Jeffrey A. Hoffman. Payload Specialist Umberto Guidoni of the Italian Space Agency (with beard); Payload Commander Franklin R. Chang-Diaz (behind Guidoni); Pilot Scott J. Horowitz (middle); and Mission Specialists Maurizio Cheli and Claude Nicollier (right) of the European Space Agency are behind Hoffman. The TCDT serves as a dress rehersal for launch. STS-75 is targeted for a February 22 liftoff.