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BRUCE BUCKINGHAM: And Commander Polansky makes his appearance in the White Room. Again,

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he's being assisted into his seat by astronaut support personnel who are trained in this activity.

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Good view of Suni Williams, mission specialist number five. Suni Williams makes her way to her seat on the mid deck.

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William Oefelein, he'll be getting into his seat next and taking his

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position in the right-hand seat next to Commander Polansky.

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And our pilot has now climbed aboard and he's making his way into his seat,

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being assisted by the astronaut support personnel. Good view of

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Christer Fuglesang as he prepares for his entry into the vehicle.

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This is a view of the mid deck as two of the three astronauts that will fly on the mid deck are already in their seats.

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Nicholas Patrick has just climbed aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery

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and he'll be taking his seat on the flight deck momentarily.

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Joan Higginbotham was born in Chicago, and it's only natural that she'd be a Bears fan.

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VOICE 1: We have you loud and clear, Billy. Go get 'em.

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BUCKINGHAM: She got a B.S. in electrical engineering from Southern Illinois University.

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Well, let's look at Bob Curbeam's note: "Go Colts." Again, everybody seems to have a favorite football team.

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And as our initial comm. checks continue, our last crewmember, Bob Curbeam, has made his

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way onto the vehicle and is being seated on the flight deck at this time.

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With that, all seven astronauts are now onboard Discovery.

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VOICE 1: And OTC, OVCC. VOICE 2: Go ahead, sir.

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VOICE 1: Yes sir, I can verify the hatch is closed, locked, latched.

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Continuity and seal leak check are complete and satisfactory.

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