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Members of the STS-92 crew inspect part of the payload (left) in Space Shuttle Discovery’s payload bay. From left, they are Mission Specialists William S. McArthur Jr., Peter J.K. “Jeff” Wisoff and Leroy Chiao; Commander Brian Duffy is behind them. They and other crew members Pilot Pamela Ann Melroy and Mission Specialists Koichi Wakata of Japan and Michael E. Lopez-Alegria are preparing for launch on Oct. 5, 2000. The mission is the fifth flight for the construction of the International Space Station. The payload includes the Integrated Truss Structure Z-1 and the third Pressurized Mating Adapter. During the 11-day mission, four extravehicular activities (EVAs), or space walks, are planned.