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Members of the STS-101 crew take part in Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities at SPACEHAB, in Cape Canaveral, Fla., where they are learning about some of the equipment they will be working with on their mission to the International Space Station. Looking over two of the components are (left to right) Mission Specialist Susan Helms, Commander James Halsell, Pilot Scott Horowitz, and Mission Specialists Mary Ellen Weber, Yuri Usachev and Jeffrey Williams. Not shown is Mission Specialist James Voss. The STS-101 crew will be responsible for preparing the Space Station for the arrival of the Zvezda Service Module, expected to be launched by Russia in July 2000. Also, the crew will conduct one space walk to perform maintenance on the Space Station and deliver logistics and supplies. This will be the third assembly flight for the Space Station. STS-101 is scheduled to launch no earlier than April 13 from Launch Pad 39A.