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Candrea Thomas/Launch Commentator: Commander Chris Ferguson is putting on his launch-and-entry suit.

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Commander Ferguson is a U.S. Navy captain who was born in Philadelphia.

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Pilot Eric Boe, a U.S. Air Force colonel -- this is his first spaceflight.

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He's logged over 4,000 hours in 45 different aircraft. Pilot Boe giving a little wave.

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Mission Specialist Donald Pettit --  he's the mission specialist one. This is his second spaceflight.

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Sandy Magnus -- Sandy's a veteran of spaceflight STS-112. She's going to stay

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on board as the Expedition 18 flight engineer and a science officer.

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Mission Specialist Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper -- Heide Piper is a veteran of one spaceflight ?

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she was on STS-115. She's the lead STS-126 spacewalker - she'll conduct three spacewalks.

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Mission specialist four, Army Lt. Col. Shane Kimbrough, served in Operation Desert Storm.

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This is his first spaceflight -- and he will conduct two spacewalks.

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Mission Specialist Steve Bowen is mission specialist two -- a U.S. Navy captain.

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This is his first spaceflight. Putting on his launch-and-entry suit -- he will conduct three spacewalks.

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(Cheers and clapping)

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