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These four astronauts, who comprise the core crew for STS-102, walk from a training site in the Systems Integration Facility to another locale as they prepare for next year's visit to the International Space Station (ISS). From the left are astronauts James D. Wetherbee, commander; James M. Kelly, pilot; and Paul W. Richards and Andrew S.W. Thomas, both mission specialists. The four will be joined by a cosmonaut and two other astronauts scheduled to share the "up" ride aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery for a lengthy stay aboard the orbiting outpost. Then, they will bring back a threesome made up an astronaut and two cosmonauts who will have been onboard since early November 2000.